Orlando, Fla.—Regional blocks appear to offer benefits in patients undergoing bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction that extend well beyond the ambulatory surgery setting.
“Over the past decade, we’ve seen a significant increase in breast reconstruction after mastectomy, a lot of which is happening in the outpatient setting,” said Hanae K. Tokita, MD, the director of regional anesthesia at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Josie