2019
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1697911
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Epidural versus PCA Pain Management after Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Randomized Trial

Abstract: Introduction Postoperative pain control remains the primary reason for inpatient stay after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum. In a previous study, our group reported that early pain control was better in patients managed with a thoracic epidural, while late pain control was better in patients managed with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). After revising our epidural transition and modifying the PCA protocol, we conducted a multi-institutional prospective randomized trial to evaluate these two pa… Show more

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“…4 A At 72 hours and 96 hours postoperatively, there were no differences in VAS between epidural group and IV group (Fig. 4 E, F) [7,10,18].…”
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confidence: 87%
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“…4 A At 72 hours and 96 hours postoperatively, there were no differences in VAS between epidural group and IV group (Fig. 4 E, F) [7,10,18].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Operation time did not show any difference between the epidural group and the IV group (Fig. 6) [7,10,18,19]. Total operating room time, including epidural catheter insertion time, was significantly longer in the epidural group (Fig.…”
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confidence: 93%
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