A case of combined thoracic epidural anesthesia-interscalene block application in high-risk mastectomy patients: a case report
Abdulkadir Yektaş, Güneş Ülkü Ülger, Mevlüt Çömlekçi, Hacer Yeter, Funda Gümüş, Kerem Erkalp, Ayşin Alagöl
Bağcılar Training And Research Hospital İstanbul
Keywords: Interscalene block, Thoracic epidural anaesthesia, interstitial lung disease
Abstract
Recent advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques have facilitated general anesthesia and surgical possibilities in the higher-risk patient group. Although general anesthesia is the only preferred approach for breast surgery, there have been many clinical trials about breast surgery that has been achieved with regional anesthesia techniques. It is known that regional anesthesia application decreases the preoperative stress, postoperative morbidity and mortality. Additionally, this application positively affects the early start of feeding and mobilization. Regional anesthesia techniques like high thoracic epidural anesthesia, cervical epidural anesthesia and paravertebral block have been applied successfully in mastectomy operations. Combined thoracic epidural anesthesia-interscalene block technique may also be a good alternative to general or cervical, high thoracic epidural anesthesia. We aimed herein to present a case who underwent successful mastectomy and axillary dissection under combined thoracic epidural anesthesia-interscalene block.