Same Day Breast Surgery Under Thoracic Epidural
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. In patients undergoing breast surgery who have significant pulmonary or cardiac comorbidities, an alternative anesthetic technique to general anesthesia may be desirable. This case report demonstrates the successful administration of a thoracic epidural as the primary anesthetic in a patient undergoing same-day bilateral partial mastectomies.
Authors
- Justin A. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1181-9009)
- Shubha Srinivasareddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2368-3771)
- Shashin Shah
Institutions
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Medicine And Health Research Journal
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18535/cmhrj.v5i02.452
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University
- Penn State College of Medicine