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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2017

Intraoperative Techniques for the Plastic Surgeon to Improve Pain Control in Breast Surgery.

Gina Farias-Eisner, Kenneth Kao, Judy Pan, Jaco Festekjian, Andrew Gassman

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Basics and Best Practices of Multimodal Pain Management for the Plastic Surgeon.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gina Farias-EisnerDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California - Los Angeles, Calif.; and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Kenneth KaoDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California - Los Angeles, Calif.; and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Judy PanDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California - Los Angeles, Calif.; and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Jaco FestekjianDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California - Los Angeles, Calif.; and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Andrew GassmanDivision of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California - Los Angeles, Calif.; and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
Temple University Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis placed on reducing length of hospital stay and health costs associated with breast surgery. Adequate pain control is an essential component of enhanced recovery after surgery. Postoperative pain management strategies include use of narcotic analgesia, non-narcotic analgesia, and local anesthetics. However, these forms of pain control have relatively brief durations of action and multiple-associated side effects. Intraoperative regional blocks have been effectively utilized in other areas of surgery but have been understudied in breast surgery. The aim of this article was to review various intraoperative techniques for regional anesthesia and local pain control in breast surgery and to highlight areas of future technique development.

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PMID29263948
PMCPMC5732654
OpenAlexW2770231270

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