Clinical Trial: Establishing Technique for PECS2 Catheter Insertion

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Establishing Technique for PECS Type 2 (Serratus Block) Catheter Insertion With Ultrasound Guidence

Brief Summary: The investigators are trying to establish an easy technique for insertion of a catheter for continuous infusion while performing pectoral type 2 (serratus) block, as a post operative pain controlling measure for cases undergoing simple mastectomy, using ultrasound guidence

Detailed Summary:

As the space between the pectoralis minor and the serratus anterior is a fashial plane with a connective tissue occupying. we are trying to demonstrate a simple technique for inserting a catheter within that fashial plane and making sure of the catheter position, to ensure post operative analgesia for cases performing simple mastectomy.

Now the Pectoralis type 2 block (PECS type 2) is an established technique as regional block technique for chest wall procedures.

We are trying to maximizing the benefit of the block with a catheter insertion to use it for continuous infusion of bupivacaine for controlling post operative pain in cases performing simple mastectomy procedure

Sponsor: Kasr El Aini Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: successful catheter insertion [ Time Frame: during time of performing the block ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

• Number of attempts [ Time Frame: during time of performing the block ]
  Number of attempts needed for successful insertion
• Duration needed for insertion [ Time Frame: during time of performing the block ]
  Duration needed for successful insertion

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Kasr El Aini Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: January 5, 2017
Date Started: November 2016
Date Completion: June 2017
Last Updated: January 24, 2017
Last Verified: January 2017