Laparoscopic-guided regional blocks for pain management in pediatric laparoscopy

We read with great interest the article titled “No pain is gain: A prospective evaluation of strict non-opioid pain control after pediatric appendectomy” by Gee and colleagues [1]. We congratulate them. The authors employed an educational intervention to reduce opioid use in children undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy for non-perforated acute appendicitis. This involved parent education, use of non-opioid medications for postoperative pain, and monitoring of postoperative pain control using a RedCap survey.