A Study to Assess the Effects of Intercostobrachial Nerve Block in the Management of Post-mastectomy Pain

Autor: Sagnik Mukherjee, Pankaj Kumar Mandal, Partha Dasgupta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vol 34, Iss 3, Pp 198-202 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0973-2209
2949-8058
DOI: 10.4103/ijpmr.ijpmr_35_24
Popis: Introduction: Mastectomy can lead to post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS). The present study was planned to investigate the effectiveness of intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) blockade in the alleviation and improvement of pain intensity and upper arm mobility. Materials and Methods: The present study was an observational descriptive study with a prospective longitudinal design conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of a tertiary care hospital in West Bengal, over a period of 18 months. All consenting patients of breast cancer who had undergone mastectomy and presented with PMPS were included in the study. The calculated sample size was 34. After the ICBN block procedure, the pain and upper arm mobility of the patients were measured using a numerical rating scale (NRS) and QuickDASH (QD) scale at 1, 4, and 12 weeks and compared with baseline scores. Results: The mean age of the participants was 48 ± 9.2 years. Of the women, 23.5% were overweight. The mean body mass index of the study participants was 23 ± 2.6 kg/m2. Most participants in the present study had a per capita monthly income of
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