A Double-blind Randomized Trial of Wound and Intercostal Space Infiltration with Ropivacaine during Breast Cancer Surgery

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Authors

Aline Albi-Feldzer · Institut Jean Godinot

Emmanuelle Mouret-Fourme E · Institut Gustave Roussy

Smail Hamouda · Hôpital René Huguenin

Cyrus Motamed · Hôpital René Huguenin

Pierre-Yves Dubois · Institut Paoli-Calmettes

Ludivine Jouanneau · Institut Gustave Roussy

Christian Jayr

Abstract

This multicenter, prospective study shows that ropivacaine wound infiltration after breast cancer surgery decreased immediate postoperative pain but did not decrease chronic pain at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.

Topics & Keywords

Anesthesia and Pain Management Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pain Management and Opioid Use

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesiology

Volume 118, Issue 2, pp. 318-326

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e31827d88d8

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