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Benefit of epidural analgesia for postoperative pain control after a Kasai Portoenterostomy: A ten-year retrospective cohort study.

Evelyn BaeArjunan GaneshAlan W FlakeHarshad G Gurnaney
Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2022)
In our cohort study, continuous thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing a Kasai portoenterostomy was associated with lower postoperative opioid use. We also observed that the epidural group had a lower ICU admission rate and a lower rate of postoperative supplemental oxygen requirement over the first three postoperative days.
Keyphrases
  • patients undergoing
  • postoperative pain
  • spinal cord
  • pain management
  • intensive care unit
  • ultrasound guided
  • spinal cord injury
  • mechanical ventilation
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome