Postoperative management of pediatric patients undergoing minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: Where are we now?
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Sawmmiya Kirupaharan, Daniel Briatico, Tessa Robinson, Peter Fitzgerald, J. Mark Walton
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PURPOSE
: Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) often leads to a painful and challenging recovery period. This study aims to describe the postoperative management of pediatric patients undergoing MIRPE and compare postoperative outcomes between patients using different routes of postoperative analgesia.
METHODS
: Retrospective chart review of pediatric patients who underwent MIRPE from July 2003 to September 2019 at a single pediatric tertiary care centre. Data on pain management and course of hospital stay were ascertained. Descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U and Pearson Chi-Square tests were used to analyze data. A p-value
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