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The Analgesic Effects of Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Administered as a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Abdominally Based Autologous Microvascular Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective, Single-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial

The Analgesic Effects of Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Administered as a... LET TERS There are confounding factors in the study by GUIDELINES Ha et al., which may explain the lack of efficacy with Letters to the Editor, discussing material recently published in liposomal bupivicaine. The population is heterog- the Journal,are welcome. They enous, including unilateral, bilateral, immediate, will have the best chanceof ac- and delayed patients. In our study, we analyzed only ceptance if they are received unilateral delayed patients, as subgroup analysis dem- within8 weeksofanarticle’s pub- onstrated that immediate patients used significantly lication. Letters to the Editor more morphine than delayed patients (unpublished). may be published witha re- In addition, we included unilateral patients only, as sponse from the authorsof the article being discussed. bilateral patients would theoretically have doubled Discussions beyond the initial letter and response will not breast pain. Interestingly, patients in their study ran- be published. Letters submitted pertaining to published domized to liposomal bupivacaine had a higher rate Discussions of articles will not be printed. Letters to the Editor are not usually peer reviewed, but the Journal may of home opioid use. This is known to increase opioid invite replies from the authorsof the original publication. consumption postoperatively and may have impacted 3–5 All Letters http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Wolters Kluwer Health

The Analgesic Effects of Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Administered as a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Abdominally Based Autologous Microvascular Breast Reconstruction: A Prospective, Single-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial

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Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health
Copyright
Copyright © 2020 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ISSN
0032-1052
eISSN
1529-4242
DOI
10.1097/PRS.0000000000006782
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Abstract

LET TERS There are confounding factors in the study by GUIDELINES Ha et al., which may explain the lack of efficacy with Letters to the Editor, discussing material recently published in liposomal bupivicaine. The population is heterog- the Journal,are welcome. They enous, including unilateral, bilateral, immediate, will have the best chanceof ac- and delayed patients. In our study, we analyzed only ceptance if they are received unilateral delayed patients, as subgroup analysis dem- within8 weeksofanarticle’s pub- onstrated that immediate patients used significantly lication. Letters to the Editor more morphine than delayed patients (unpublished). may be published witha re- In addition, we included unilateral patients only, as sponse from the authorsof the article being discussed. bilateral patients would theoretically have doubled Discussions beyond the initial letter and response will not breast pain. Interestingly, patients in their study ran- be published. Letters submitted pertaining to published domized to liposomal bupivacaine had a higher rate Discussions of articles will not be printed. Letters to the Editor are not usually peer reviewed, but the Journal may of home opioid use. This is known to increase opioid invite replies from the authorsof the original publication. consumption postoperatively and may have impacted 3–5 All Letters

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Plastic & Reconstructive SurgeryWolters Kluwer Health

Published: May 1, 2020

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