Comparison of continuous local anaesthetic and systemic pain treatment after axillary lymphadenectomy in breast carcinoma patients - A prospective randomized study

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-153

  Strazisar, Branka ^a   Besic, Nikola ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (Slovenia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Elastomeric pump; Pain treatment; Wound infusion of local anaesthetic

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; DROPERIDOL; GRANISETRON; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PARACETAMOL; PIRITRAMIDE; TRAMADOL;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECOVERY ROOM; REOPERATION; SEDATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 84885014872     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/raon-2013-0018     Document Type: Article

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