Our experience with the mid-point transverse process to pleura block in two patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy

Abstract

Thoracic paravertebral block is frequently used in the breast surgeries. Procedure-related complications lead to the development of safer approaches to make patient pain free with fewer side effects. One such approach is the “mid-point transverse process to pleura” (MTP) block. Here, we present our experience with two patients scheduled for modified radical mastectomy where ultrasound-guided MTP block was performed for analgesia.

Keywords

• breast surgery
• mid-transverse process to pleura block
• novel technique
• postoperative analgesia
• thoracic paravertebral block