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. 2022 Dec 9;12(2):323–337. doi: 10.1007/s40122-022-00456-z

Table 2.

Overview of clinical application of serratus anterior plane block in breast surgery

Study Sample size Surgery SAPB type Intervention time Local anesthetics regimen Control group Primary outcome
Edwards [23] 64 Mastectomy Deep SAPB Preoperative 0.35% ropivacaine 30 mL Superficial SAPB Less oral morphine equivalents and lower pain scores
Mazzinari [27] 60 Oncologic breast surgery Deep SAPB Preoperative 0.25% l-bupivacaine 30 mL No block Reduced opioid requirement, associated with better pain scores and lower and later rescue analgesia needs in the first 24 h
Hards [28] 27 Breast surgery Deep SAPB Postoperation 0.375% levobupivacaine (20–30 mL) with 1:200,000 adrenaline and 1 μg/kg of clonidine Wound infiltration Pain scores were better
Qian [1] 198 Modified radical mastectomy Deep SAPB Preoperative 0.5% ropivacaine 30 mL 0.9% normal saline Improved acute postoperative analgesia and quality of recovery and decreased the prevalence of CPSP at 3 and 6 months
Silva [31] 30 Breast surgery Deep SAPB Postoperation 0.2% ropivacaine 15 mL and 80 mg of methylprednisolone No SAPB can be an important tool in controlling neuropathic pain
Fuzier [36] 137 Breast-conserving surgery Deep SAPB Preoperative 0.375% ropivacaine 20 mL No Appeared to be protective factors for the risk of pain at 3 months
Pérez Herrero [29] 60 Non-reconstructive breast surgery Deep SAPB Preoperative 0.2% bupivacaine 20 mL Thoracic paravertebral block There were no significant differences
Yao [42] 72 Breast cancer surgery Superficial SAPB Preoperative 0.5% ropivacaine 25 mL Physiological saline Improved the quality of recovery, postoperative analgesia, and patient satisfaction
Blanco [2] 4 Volunteers Superficial SAPB 0.125% levobupivacaine 0.4 mL/kg Deep SAPB Appeared to be more effective in terms of anesthesia diffusion, sensory distribution, and duration of action
Kunigo [8] 88 Breast cancer surgery Superficial SAPB Preoperative 0.375% ropivacaine 40 mL 0.375% ropivacaine 20 mL 20 mL could be sufficient for SAPB analgesia
Huang [9] 60 Breast surgery Deep SAPB Preoperative 0.5%, ropivacaine 20 mL 0.375%, 0.75% ropivacaine 20 mL SAPB with 0.5% ropivacaine is recommended for postoperative analgesia in breast surgery
Xiao [5] 84 Radical mastectomy Superficial SAPB + patient controlled SAPB Preoperative

0.33% ropivacaine

30 mL

SAPB + patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA); PCIA Reduced pain and adverse events, alleviating anxiety, improving the quality of early postoperative recovery