The PEAK Plasma Blade may Reduce Postoperative Analgesic Medication use in Breast Cancer Surgery

Chi-Yu Huang, Hui-Yu Chiu, Hung-Wen Lai and Dar Ren Chen

Department of Surgery, Lin Shin Hospital, Taiwan
Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
School of Nursing, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan
Endoscopic & Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
Division of General Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taiwan
Equal contribution

^*Correspondance to: Dar-Ren Chen 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1278

Abstract

Objective: Postoperative wound pain is one of common problems in modern breast surgery. With a lower energy spread, Plasma Blade potentially induces less tissue damage. This study was aimed to investigate effects of Plasma Blade on postoperative wound pain.Patients and
Methods: The records of patients who underwent breast surgery by a single surgeon from August 2012 to December 2012 were retrospectively collected. There were 13 and 24 patients in groups Plasma Blade and traditional electrocautery; respectively. Postoperative wound pain was evaluated with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).Results: Varieties of VAS pain scores in group electrocautery were greater than that in group Plasma Blade; the declining trend of pain score in group Plasma Blade was also greater than that in group electrocautery. Furthermore, there was a significant decrease in analgesic medication use in group Plasma Blade.Conclusion: The Plasma Blade showed benefit in the reduction of postoperative pain and analgesic medication use compared to traditional electro surgery.

Keywords

Mastectomy; Pain management; Postoperative; Surgical instruments

Cite the article

Huang C-Y, Chiu H-Y, Lai H-W, Chen DR. The PEAK Plasma Blade may Reduce Postoperative Analgesic Medication use in Breast Cancer Surgery. Clin Surg. 2016; 1: 1278.