Preemptive ropivacaine local anaesthetic infiltration versus postoperative ropivacaine wound infiltration in mastectomy: Postoperative pain and drain outputs

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  Rica, M A I ^a   Norlia, A ^a   Rohaizak, M ^a   Naqiyah, I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drain output; Mastectomy; Postoperative pain; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947367429     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60125-1     Document Type: Article

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