0.2% ropivacaine epidurally provides better analgesia and recovery than general anesthesia for patients undergoing oncological mastectomy.
Doss
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Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, 1 Brookdale Plaza, New York, NY 11212, USA.
Ipe
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J
Crimi
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T
Rajpal
S
S
Cohen
S
S
Fogler
R J
RJ
Michael
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Gintautas
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J
D000328:Adult; D000577:Amides; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000077212:Ropivacaine
D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine