A Comparison of Tumescence in Breast Reduction Surgery

Summary

The investigators' main hypothesis is that in breast reduction surgery, the use of tumescent solution containing both dilute lidocaine and epinephrine will lead to better control of postoperative pain, nausea, vomiting, shorter time through postoperative phases of care, quicker discharge from the hospital and lower numbers of hospital readmissions than the use of tumescent solution containing only dilute epinephrine.

Timeline

Start

2012-08

Primary completion

2014-07

Completion

2014-07

Publications

• Background Lu L, Fine NA. The efficacy of continuous local anesthetic infiltration in breast surgery: reduction mammaplasty and reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Jun;115(7):1927-34; discussion 1935-6. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000163332.04220.bd.
• Background Rawlani V, Kryger ZB, Lu L, Fine NA. A local anesthetic pump reduces postoperative pain and narcotic and antiemetic use in breast reconstruction surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Jul;122(1):39-52. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181774349.
• Background Kryger ZB, Rawlani V, Lu L, Fine NA. Decreased postoperative pain, narcotic, and antiemetic use after breast reduction using a local anesthetic pain pump. Ann Plast Surg. 2008 Aug;61(2):147-52. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31815a23ef.
• Background Schurr MJ, Gordon DB, Pellino TA, Scanlon TA. Continuous local anesthetic infusion for pain management after outpatient inguinal herniorrhaphy. Surgery. 2004 Oct;136(4):761-9. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2004.06.016.
• Background Cleeland CS, Ryan KM. Pain assessment: global use of the Brief Pain Inventory. Ann Acad Med Singap. 1994 Mar;23(2):129-38.
• Background Quality improvement guidelines for the treatment of acute pain and cancer pain. American Pain Society Quality of Care Committee. JAMA. 1995 Dec 20;274(23):1874-80. doi: 10.1001/jama.1995.03530230060032.
• Background Klein JA. Tumescent technique for regional anesthesia permits lidocaine doses of 35 mg/kg for liposuction. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1990 Mar;16(3):248-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1990.tb03961.x.
• Background Ostad A, Kageyama N, Moy RL. Tumescent anesthesia with a lidocaine dose of 55 mg/kg is safe for liposuction. Dermatol Surg. 1996 Nov;22(11):921-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1996.tb00634.x.
• Background Larson JD, Gutowski KA, Marcus BC, Rao VK, Avery PG, Stacey DH, Yang RZ. The effect of electroacustimulation on postoperative nausea, vomiting, and pain in outpatient plastic surgery patients: a prospective, randomized, blinded, clinical trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Mar;125(3):989-94. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181ccdc23.
• Background Heller L, Kowalski AM, Wei C, Butler CE. Prospective, randomized, double-blind trial of local anesthetic infusion and intravenous narcotic patient-controlled anesthesia pump for pain management after free TRAM flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Oct;122(4):1010-1018. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181858c09.
• Results Christie BM, Kapur S, Kempton SJ, Hanson SE, Ma Y, Rao VK. A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing the Effects of Lidocaine in Breast Reduction Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May;139(5):1074e-1079e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003243.

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