Role of wound instillation with bupivacaine through surgical drains for postoperative analgesia in modified radical mastectomy

Role of wound instillation with bupivacaine through surgical drains for postoperative analgesia in modified radical mastectomy

Background and Aims: Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM) is the commonly used surgical procedure for operable breast cancer, which involves extensive tissue dissection. Therefore, wound instillation with local anaesthetic may provide better postoperative analgesia than infiltration along the line of i...

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Main Authors: Nirmala Jonnavithula, Harsh Khandelia, Padmaja Durga, Gopinath Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Local anaesthetic
mastectomy
postoperative pain
wound instillation
Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2015;volume=59;issue=1;spage=15;epage=20;aulast=Jonnavithula

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