Why the study?
Does epidural analgesia improve acute postoperative pain control compared with systemic analgesia in children undergoing thoraco-lumbar spine surgery?
Population
Children undergoing thoraco-lumbar spine surgery
Comparison
Epidural analgesia vs Systemic analgesia
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Question of optimal analgesia after pediatric thoraco-lumbar spine surgery remains open; protocol launches Cochrane synthesis to resolve it.
Does epidural analgesia improve acute postoperative pain control compared with systemic analgesia in children undergoing thoraco-lumbar spine surgery?
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review to evaluate epidural versus systemic analgesia for postoperative pain in children undergoing thoraco-lumbar spine surgery.
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