Six Years of Quality Improvement in Pectus Excavatum Repair: Implementation of Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation and ERAS Protocols for Patients Undergoing Nuss Procedure
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Cost and outcomes of intercostal nerve cryoablation versus thoracic epidural following the Nuss procedure
1 min · Published Oct 2023
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Cryoablation in 350 Nuss procedures
56 s · Published Oct 2023
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APSA - Is same day discharge possible following the Nuss repair for pectus excavatum - R. Luke Rettig
7 min · Published May 2022
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BOB Ped Surg 2023 - Joshua Ramjist, CAPS - Presentation
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Long-Term Sensory Function 3 years after Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum with Cryoablation
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Pooling Patients to Study Rare Pediatric Tumors: An Introduction to PSORC
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What the experts said
The study was a retrospective cohort study that looked at 62 patients from 2017 to 2023
Intercostal nerve cryoablation significantly reduced hospital stays in pectus excavatum patients undergoing the Nuss procedure
Intercostal nerve cryoablation significantly reduced opioid use in pectus excavatum patients undergoing the Nuss procedure
Intercostal nerve cryoablation slightly increased surgery time in pectus excavatum patients undergoing the Nuss procedure
Intercostal nerve cryoablation slightly increased early postoperative pain in pectus excavatum patients undergoing the Nuss procedure
Adding ERAS protocols to cryoablation further reduced opioid needs in pectus excavatum patients undergoing the Nuss procedure
Adding ERAS protocols to cryoablation further reduced early pain scores in pectus excavatum patients undergoing the Nuss procedure
Combining cryoablation and ERAS protocols leads to better outcomes and pain management in pectus excavatum patients undergoing the Nuss procedure