Publication date: Jul 02, 2025
Surgical resection remains the cornerstone of early breast cancer treatment. However, older patients with multiple co-morbidities may be unsuitable for general anesthesia (GA). The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated some surgeries under local anesthesia (LA), especially those without an option for anti-hormonal bridging therapy. This retrospective study compares the outcomes of breast-conserving surgery (BCS) under LA and GA. Thirty-one consecutive patients under LA (April 2018-March 2022) were compared with 31 patients under GA. The primary outcomes included the length of hospital stay, postoperative complications within 1 month (including wound infections and seromas needing ≥ 3 aspirations), margin positivity, and re-operation rates. Statistical analysis was performed using R-4. 2.2 with significance set at p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| April | breast cancer |
| Breast | breast‐conserving surgery |
| Pandemic | comparative study |
| Surgery | general anesthesia |
| local anesthesia | |
| oncoplastic surgery | |
| outcomes | |
| surgical outcomes |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | breast cancer |
| pathway | KEGG | Breast cancer |
| disease | MESH | morbidities |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |
| disease | MESH | postoperative complications |
| disease | MESH | wound infections |
| disease | MESH | seromas |