Simple mastectomy under local anaesthesia.
Nine patients with locally advanced carcinoma of the breast underwent simple mastectomy under regional anaesthesia (1% lignocaine and 1:100,000 adrenaline). Preoperative sedation was provided by oral lorazepam. There were no technical problems, evidence of lignocaine toxicity or excessive operative blood loss and no wounds became infected.
D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged
D008012:Lidocaine