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An Experimental Paradigm for the Prediction of Post-Operative Pain (PPOP)
Published on: January 28, 2010
An audit of pain/discomfort experienced during image-guided breast biopsy procedures
Keshthra Satchithananda1, Rashika Anne-Marie Fernando, Gita Ralleigh
1Department of Breast Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Ksatchithananda@hhnt.nhs.uk
The Breast Journal
|November 22, 2005
Abstract:
A prospective audit of 221 breast biopsies was carried out to assess the pain/discomfort experienced during image-guided breast biopsies. The only significant factor in pain scores was the size of the needle used. Fine-needle aspiration cytology using a 21-gauge needle was found to cause the most discomfort.

