1. Effects of paravertebral blocks versus liposomal bupivacaine on hospital utilization after mastectomy with reconstruction.
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Mohan SC, Siegel E, Tran H, Ozcan L, Alban R, Shariff S, Mirocha J, Chung A, Giuliano A, Dang C, Anand K, Shane R, and Amersi F
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- Anesthetics, Local, Bupivacaine, Female, Hospitals, Humans, Pain, Postoperative, Retrospective Studies, Breast Neoplasms, Mastectomy
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Introduction: Inadequate pain control frequently extends length of stay (LOS) and costs for patients undergoing mastectomy with implant-based reconstruction (IBR). We sought to examine the effects of Paravertebral blocks (PVB) and liposomal bupivacaine (LB) and compare LOS, pain scores and costs of hospitalization., Methods: Prospective database review of patients undergoing mastectomy with IBR was performed., Results: 541 patients were identified. 51/491 (9.4%) received PVB and 50 (9.2%) received LB. LOS in the PVB group was significantly less than that of the no block (NB) group (1 [1-2] days PVB vs 3 [2-4] days NB (p < 0.0001), but was not different from the LB group (1 [1-2] days LB, p = 0.23). PVB patients had lower PACU pain scores compared to NB patients (3.2 ± 2.9 PVB vs 5.7 ± 2.6 NB, p < 0.0001), but similar PACU pain scores to LB patients (4.1 ± 2.3). Patients who received PVB had higher total costs compared to NB patients ($27148±$7053 PVB vs $23113 ± 6860 NB, p = 0.003) but similar to LB patients ($26183 ± $3761)., Conclusion: PVB and LB are associated with shorter LOS and lower pain scores compared to NB., (Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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- 2022
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