Prospective randomized trial of paravertebral block for patients undergoing breast cancer surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 720-725

  Boughey, Judy C ^a   Goravanchi, Farzin ^a   Parris, Ronald N ^a   Kee, Spencer S ^a   Kowalski, Alicia M ^a   Frenzel, John C ^a   Bedrosian, Isabelle ^a   Meric Bernstam, Funda ^a   Hunt, Kelly K ^a   Ames, Frederick C ^a   Kuerer, Henry M ^a   Lucci, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast surgery; Length of stay; Pain control; Paravertebral block; Postoperative pain; Regional anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 71749085846     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.11.043     Document Type: Review

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