Persistent postdischarge pain and chronic postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery under general anesthesia and single-shot paravertebral block: incidence, characteristics and impact on quality of life and healthcare costs

Saporito A, La Regina D, Cafarotti S, Minotti B, Poggi R, Anselmi L, Perren A, Borgeat A, Aguirre J, Ceruti S. Persistent postdischarge pain and chronic postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery under general anesthesia and single-shot paravertebral block: incidence, characteristics and impact on quality of life and healthcare costs. Journal of Pain Research 2019; 12:1193-1199.