185 Safety and efficacy of regional anesthesia alone for patients undergoing breast surgery; a qualitative review

Breast cancer and subsequent breast surgery is prevalent in North America. General anesthesia (GA) is the standard anesthetic choice despite being associated with postoperative complications. Regional anesthesia (RA) offers an alternative anesthetic choice. This study aimed to qualitatively review the literature on efficacy of RA alone for breast surgery. OVID and EMBASE databases were searched for articles pertaining to the use of regional …