The ultrasound-guided proximal intercostal block: anatomical study and clinical correlation to analgesia for breast surgery

Table 3 Demographic data and type of operation of matched patients

Patient	Age (years)	BMI (kg/m²)	Operation
1	56	27	MRM
2	63	30	WE with SLNB
3	43	26	WE with needle localize
4	38	20	TM with SLNBx
5	31	35	TM with ALND
6	74	36	TM
7	68	33	TM with SLNBx
8	46	28	Lumpectomy with SLNB with ALND
9	55	25	MRM
10	64	33	TM with SLNBx
11	41	24	lumpectomy with SLNB
12	49	22	TM with SLNB with ALND

TM total mastectomy, MRM modified radical mastectomy, WE wide excision, SLNB sentinel lymph node biopsy, ALND axillary lymph node dissection. In order to maintain the patients’ anonymity, we present BMI rounded to the nearest whole number, instead of individual weight and height in exact numbers

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