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Title:

Reduction or elimination of postoperative pain medication after mastectomy through use of a temporarily placed local anesthetic pump vs. control group.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Morrison, JE; Jacobs, VR
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the efficacy of a temporarily placed porous catheter with continuous application of a local anaesthetic(ON-Q( by l-Flow-Corp., Lake Forest, CA, USA) post mastectomy vs. patients without this device regarding postoperative need for opioid medication. MATERIAL AND METHODS: At Fayette Medical Center, Alabama, a retrospective evaluation of all consecutive mastectomies (n = 49) within a five-year-period from 1/1997-12/2001 and statistical analysis regarding postoperative need...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Zentralbl Gynakol
Year:
2003
Journal volume:
125
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
17-22
Language:
eng
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12877104
Print-ISSN:
0044-4197
TUM Institution:
Frauenklinik und Poliklinik
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