Long-Term Outcomes of Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Levobupivacaine Wound Infiltration or Diclofenac for Postoperative Pain Relief

• Main Authors: Josipa Glavas Tahtler (Author), Dajana Djapic (Author), Marina Neferanovic (Author), Jelena Miletic (Author), Marta Milosevic (Author), Kristina Kralik (Author), Nenad Neskovic (Author), Ilijan Tomas (Author), Dora Mesaric (Author), Ksenija Marjanovic (Author), Jasmina Rajc (Author), Zelimir Orkic (Author), Ana Cicvaric (Author), Slavica Kvolik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease in women. Preclinical studies have confirmed that the local anesthetic levobupivacaine has a cytotoxic effect on breast cancer cells. We examined whether postoperative wound infiltration with levobupivacaine influences survival in 120 patients who w...