Why the study?
Postoperative pain in children is sometimes inadequately prevented and treated, prompting evaluation of the effects of combining epidural with standard analgesia.
Does combining epidural with standard analgesia improve postoperative pain relief in pediatric patients following genito-urinary surgery?
Comparison
Standard and epidural analgesia vs standard analgesia
Design
Retrospective chart review
Follow-up
First three days
Authors
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May reduce pain scores and rescue medication use after pediatric genitourinary surgery; leaves open confirmation in prospective trials.
Does combining epidural with standard analgesia improve postoperative pain relief in pediatric patients following genito-urinary surgery?
Combining epidural with standard analgesia provides better pain relief and reduces the need for rescue medication in children following genito-urinary surgery.
Borges et al. (2020) studied this question.
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