Outpatient breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer: Use of local and intravenous anesthesia and/or sedation may reduce recurrence and improve survival.

ABSTRACT: The use of general anesthesia (GA) with inhalational anesthetics for breast cancer surgery may be associated with breast cancer recurrence and increased mortality due to the immunosuppressive effects of these drugs. Less-immunosuppressive anesthetic techniques may reduce breast cancer recurrence. We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of outpatient breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for breast cancer in a breast clinic in terms of the anesthetic technique used, complications occurring, recurrence, and survival. Methods: The sample comprised 456 consecutive patients with stage 0-III breast cancer who underwent BCS/axillary lymph node (ALN) management using local and intravenous anesthesia and/or sedation between May 2008 and January 2020. Most patients received adjuvant chem

SUBMITTER: Kim R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7666315 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature