title: [Ropivacaine infiltration during breast cancer surgery: postoperative acute and chronic pain effect].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Decrease acute pain after breast cancer surgery by an infiltration of ropivacaine. Analyse effect on chronic pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective randomised double blind versus placebo study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-one patients randomised between two groups received wound infiltration with 40 ml of ropivacaine 4.75 mg/ml or placebo. Acute pain was assessed during 24h with analogical visual scale and antalgic consumption. One year later, telephonic interviews looked for chronic pain and evaluate it with McGill Pain Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analogical visual scale pain score, antalgic consumption and chronic pain incidence were similar between groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ropivacaine scar infiltration provided no acute or chronic pain relief after breast cancer surgery.
authors.affiliation: Pôle d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, centre hospitalier universitaire Jean-Minjoz, université de Franche-Comté, 3, boulevard Alexander-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France. gerald.baudry@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baudry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Steghens
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laplaza
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koeberle
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bachour
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bettinger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Combier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samain
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000577:Amides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000077212:Ropivacaine; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000077212:Ropivacaine