A retrospective comparison of thoracic epidural infusion and multimodal analgesia protocol for pain management following the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum

ConclusionImplementation of a standardized comprehensive multimodal analgesic protocol following minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum resulted in equivalent analgesia with a modest reduction in length of stay when compared to thoracic epidural. We did not observe an opioid sparing effect in our thoracic epidural which may reflect technique variability.

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Source: Pediatric Anesthesia - October 24, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Janice Y. Man, Harshad G. Gurnaney, Scott R. Dubow, Theresa J. DiMaggio, Gina R. Kroeplin, N. Scott Adzick, Wallis T. Muhly Tags: RESEARCH REPORT Source Type: research