The scalp block for postoperative pain control in craniosynostosis surgery: a case control study.
Rossano FestaFederica TosiAngela PusateriSonia MensiRossella GarraAldo MancinoPaolo FrassanitoMarco RossiPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)
Scalp nerve block was effective for immediate postoperative pain control in patients younger than 2 years who underwent cranioplasty for craniosynostosis. The best pain control compared to conventional therapy allowed to limit the need for rescue analgesics in PICU and an earlier recovery time. ClinicalTrials.gov Identification: NCT04133467.