Cryoablation in 350 Nuss procedures
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- Cryoablation for Nuss procedure pain management shows improved outcomes with institutional experience over time.
- Patients in the fourth quarter of experience were discharged 1.3 days earlier than those in the first quarter.
- Opioid requirements decreased by 74% comparing early versus late experience with cryoanalgesia technique.
- Single-center retrospective study of 350 Nuss procedures (2017-2021) demonstrates learning curve effect.
- Experience with cryoanalgesia technique significantly impacts both length of stay and postoperative opioid use.
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Do you use cryo for the NAS procedure? Hi, I'm Cecilia Jimenez from Cincinnati Children's Hospital and I think this is an article that you should know about. This is a retrospective single institution study done in Phoenix from 2017 to 2021. And their aim was to compare patients that underwent NAS procedure with cryoanalgesia in the first quarter of their experience with the fourth quarter of their experience. And what did they find? They had 350 patients that underwent NAS procedure with cryoanalgesia. And what they found is that patients in the last quarter were discharged 1.3 days earlier than patients in the first quarter and also require 74% less opiate. So, it seems that experience really plays a role talking about cryoanalgesia. Let us know what you think and stay tuned for more articles that you should know about.