Continuous Pectoral Fascia Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia After Median Sternotomy: A Case Report

Alyce M. Richard; Sarah E. Bain; Sara Nikravan; Ryan R. Lilley; Gautam R. Velamoor; James M. Flaherty; Neil A. Hanson

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Continuous Pectoral Fascia Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia After Median Sternotomy: A Case Report

Alyce M. Richard, Sarah E. Bain, Sara Nikravan, Ryan R. Lilley, Gautam R. Velamoor, James M. Flaherty, Neil A. Hanson

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We report a novel case of a patient who presented for aortic valve replacement via median sternotomy. Bilateral continuous pectoral fascia blocks were placed to provide postoperative analgesia. Both numerical rating scale pain scores and opioid consumption after surgery were suggestive of analgesic benefit.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	145-147
Number of pages	3
Journal	A&A practice
Volume	11
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000000763
State	Published - Sep 15 2018

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