Pectoral nerves I and II blocks in multimodal analgesia for breast cancer surgery: A randomized clinical trial

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 68-74

  Bashandy, Ghada Mohammad Nabih ^a   Abbas, Dina Nabil ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CISATRACURIUM; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; KETOPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIC INFUSION PUMP; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84964285746     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000163     Document Type: Article

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