Subramaniam Anand Author

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Does Infiltrative Anesthesia Improve Post-operative Morbidity after Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Patients of Breast Cancer? – A Prospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center in North India

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Subramaniam Anand

Background: The role axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in staging, prognostic assessment and local control in patients of breast cancer with clinically evident disease in the axilla is well established. ALND has its share of morbidity in the form of restriction of range of motion of arm, pain, paraesthesia and lymphedema influencing quality of life. This prospective study evaluates the effect of infiltrative anaesthesia injected along the nerve bundles exposed during ALND in reducing the restriction of range of motion of arm and pain scores following ALND.

Methods: A total of 60 ALND in patients of operable invasive breast cancer were randomized in to two groups:- Group 1: The control group where patients of ALND were managed in the postop... view more»

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