Open AccessThoracic Epidural Anesthesia Improves Outcome After Breast Surgery
Author(s) -
Eileen P. Lynch,
Kathleen J. Welch,
Jean Marie Carabuena,
Timothy J. Eberlein
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199511000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , breast surgery , surgery , breast cancer , cancer
The authors' objective was to compare the outcomes, including the incidence of nausea and vomiting and the time until discharge to home, of patients undergoing general anesthesia and thoracic epidural anesthesia for oncologic breast procedures.