Plastic and reconstructive surgery
-
Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jun 2005
The efficacy of continuous local anesthetic infiltration in breast surgery: reduction mammaplasty and reconstruction.
Pain control after reduction mammaplasty and breast reconstruction with tissue expanders often requires intravenous narcotic analgesia and inpatient hospitalization. Regional and local anesthetic techniques are increasing in popularity because they decrease the use of intravenous analgesic medications and offer comparable pain relief without the systemic side effects. ⋯ The continuous infiltration of local anesthetic with an infusion pump represents another tool for pain management in surgical patients.