Why the study?
Is regional anesthesia safe and effective for pain control and early extubation in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Population
220 pediatric patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery targeted for early tracheal extubation at Stanford…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
hospital stay
Authors
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May support early extubation and pain control with regional anesthesia in pediatric cardiac surgery; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation.
Is regional anesthesia safe and effective for pain control and early extubation in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
Regional anesthesia is a safe and effective technique that facilitates immediate extubation after cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery.
Peterson et al. (2000) studied this question.
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