Postoperative pain management in patients undergoing thoracoscopic repair of pectus excavatum: A retrospective analysis of opioid consumption and adverse effects in adolescents

Postoperative pain management in patients undergoing thoracoscopic repair of pectus excavatum: A retrospective analysis of opioid consumption and adverse effects in adolescents

Introduction: Although the Nuss procedure provides excellent cosmetic results for the correction of pectus excavatum, the provision of analgesia following such procedures can be challenging. Methods: The current study retrospectively reviews our experience over a 2.5 year period with thoracic epidu...

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Main Authors: Ralph Beltran, Giorgio Veneziano, Tarun Bhalla, Brian Kenney, Dmitry Tumin, Bruno Bissonnette, Joseph D Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Nuss procedure; paravertebral blockade; pectus excavatum; thoracic epidural analgesia
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2017;volume=11;issue=4;spage=427;epage=431;aulast=Beltran

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