Journal article
Simple anesthesia for simple mastectomies
Breast cancer research and treatment, v 77(2), pp 189-191
Jan 2003
PMID: 12602918
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Abstract
We describe our technique for simple mastectomy under local anesthesia for patients with high anesthetic risk factors, particularly the elderly. Seven patients with a mean age of 88 years (range 80-94 years) with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classes of three or four were given a simple mastectomy using local anesthesia and an intravenous sedative. Blood loss was minimal (mean = 95.7 cm3), as was operating room time (mean = 62 min). Most patients were returned to nursing homes on post-operative day 2. There were no complications related to the procedure.
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- Title
- Simple anesthesia for simple mastectomies
- Creators
- Abed Y Joseph - Easton HospitalRobert Bloch - Easton HospitalSandra Yee - Cigna
- Publication Details
- Breast cancer research and treatment, v 77(2), pp 189-191
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000179637000011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0037275554
- Other Identifier
- 991021921171504721
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