Adult ASA I-III patients between the age 18 to 75 years scheduled for primary breast cancer surgery-simple mastectomy and modified radical mastectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy +/- axillary dissection.
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Patient refusal, patients unable to comprehend QoR15 form, total body weight less than 40 Kg, local skin site infection, coagulopathy, history of allergy to local anaesthetics, and patients with hepatic, renal and cardiac dysfunction will be excluded.
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