The 'pecs block': A novel technique for providing analgesia after breast surgery

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 847-848

  Blanco, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXKETOPROFEN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS ANESTHESIA; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER SURGERY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PECS BLOCK; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSTHESIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 80051768469     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06838.x     Document Type: Letter

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