Research progress on postoperative analgesia for pectus excavatum in pediatric patients after Nuss procedure.
- Author:
Chen ZHOU
1
;
Haiyan JIN
;
Jianhua LI
;
Zhiyong HU
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, The AffiliatedChildren's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Analgesia;
methods;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Funnel Chest;
surgery;
Humans;
Pain, Postoperative;
etiology;
therapy
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
2013;42(2):232-236
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pectus excavatum is the common congenital chest wall deformity in children, and Nuss procedure is the conventional surgical treatment for this disease. Nuss procedure is superior to Ravitch correction for it is less harmful in terms of the surgical technique. However, Nuss procedure is associated with severe postoperative pain, thus adequate postoperative analgesia is important. In this review, factors that influence the postoperative pain after Nuss procedure, the pain managements, the related complications and the side effects of drugs are discussed.
