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Department of General Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Southern Cross Block Technique for Intraoperative Mastectomy Analgesia
  Author(s): Summer Hassan*, Claudia Paterson, Rana Alsadat and Garth Poole
  
  Purpose: Mastectomy is a life-altering physical and psychological event for patients. Suboptimal management of immediate postoperative pain increases the risk of post-mastectomy pain syndrome. PECs II block is a regional analgesic technique expected to anesthetize the lateral chest wall. We propose an intraoperative surgeon-delivered modification to the PECs II block to improve the quality of recovery. Objective: To develop a reproducible, efficient, safe intraoperative field block, and to assess its efficacy by pain scores and opiate consumption. Patients and methods: The SCB was performed on 96 consecutive patients undergoing mastectomy by a single surgeon from 2020 to 2021. The block consisted of 40 ml of bupivacaine given under direct vision to five areas: pectoralis major, the interjectorily groo.. View More»
  

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