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Anesthesia & Clinical Research

Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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ISSN: 2155-6148

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Essam Manaa

Essam Manaa
Assistant Professor and Consultant, Anesthesia Department,
Assiut, Assiut Egypt. King Khalid University Hospital King Saud University Riyadh P O Box 7805 Riyadh 11472
Saudi Arabia

Publications

  • Research Article
    Local Anesthetic Irrigation and Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Breast Augmentation
    Author(s): Essam ManaaEssam Manaa

    Objective: To determine if the irrigation of the breast cavity with local anesthetics in patients who undergo breast augmentation surgery reduces rescue analgesic requirements and postoperative pain intensity level, measured with the visual analogue scale (VAS). Methods: This study is a Placebo controlled non randomized clinical trial. In the intervention group (group 1) the breast cavity was irrigated with 1% lidocaine with epinephrine (7 mg/kg), 0.5% bupivacaine (3 mg/kg) and normal saline solution. In the second control group (group 0) the breast cavity was irrigated with saline solution. Anesthetic and analgesic techniques were standardized. The type (morphine, hydromorphone and meperidine) and total required dose of opioid rescue analgesic medication in the Post Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU) were also registered. Postoperative pain intens.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000151

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