Pectoralis (PecS) nerve block 1 for port-a-cath removal and central venous catheter (CVC) replacement.

Aim The use of PecS block 1 as perioperative analgesia for a central catheter removal -reimplantation combined procedure. Methods A 55-year-old woman suffering from peritoneal metastases from gastric cancer needed to have a port-a-cath implanted for infection removed and to have a central venous catheter (CVC) implanted in the homolateral axillary vein due to patient's history of deep vein thrombosis of the right upper limb. We used PECS 1 block for perioperative analgesia.