Intraoperative Use of Bupivacaine for Tumescent Liposuction: The Robert Wood Johnson Experience
Failey CL, Vemula R, Borah GL, Hsia HC. Intraoperative Use of Bupivacaine for Tumescent Liposuction: The Robert Wood Johnson Experience. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2009, 124: 1304-1311. PMID: 19935317, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3181b455d0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubset of patientsRobert Wood Johnson University HospitalAdverse eventsTumescent liposuctionUniversity HospitalIntraoperative useTotal postoperative hospital stayPostanesthesia care unit stayPostoperative hospital stayAdverse perioperative eventsRetrospective chart reviewFuture prospective studiesSecondary endpointsUnit stayHospital stayLack of evidencePostoperative lengthPrimary endpointChart reviewPerioperative eventsProspective studyPrimary procedureBupivacaineGroup 2Shorter average length