Opioid-sparing Strategies in Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review

Introduction:. Pain and discomfort are frequently experienced following mastectomy with concomitant breast implant- or tissue expander-based alloplastic breast reconstruction (AlBR). Unfortunately, postoperative opioids have decreased efficacy in AlBR, short-term complication profiles, and are fraug...

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Main Authors: Dustin T. Crystal, MD, Ahmed M. S. Ibrahim, MD, PhD, Louise L. Blankensteijn, MD, Nicholas G. Cuccolo, MD, Darya Kazei, MD, Helen S. Zitkovsky, BA, Bernard T. Lee, MD, MPH, MBA, Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003932