Prediction of Early Postoperative Pain in Infants Undergoing Primary Cleft Palate Repair.
Geoff P FrawleyCourtney WilkesBen HallettDavid ChongPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2023)
Post operative pain requiring intervention in PACU is common despite adequate intraoperative multimodal analgesia, local anaesthesia infiltration and postoperative opiate infusions. Infants undergoing soft palate alone or submucous palate repair may require less perioperative opiates.