Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: After obtaining permission/assent (Institutional Review Board no. 06 08 128), patients were randomized to either epidural or patient-controlled analgesia with fixed protocols for each arm. The primary outcome variable was length of stay with a power of .8 and α of .05. RESULTS: One hundred ten patients were enrolled. There was no difference in length of stay between the 2 arms. A longer operative time, more calls to anesthesia, and greater hospital charges were found in the epidural group. Pain scores favored epidural for the few days and favored patient-controlled analgesia thereafter. The epidural catheter could not be placed or was removed within 24 hours in 12 patients (22%). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Shawn D St Peter, Kathryn A Weesner, Eric E Weissend, Susan W Sharp, Patricia A Valusek, Ronald J Sharp, Charles L Snyder, George W Holcomb 3rd, Daniel J Ostlie |
Journal | Journal of pediatric surgery
(J Pediatr Surg)
Vol. 47
Issue 1
Pg. 148-53
(Jan 2012)
ISSN: 1531-5037 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 22244408
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adolescent
- Analgesia, Epidural
- Analgesia, Patient-Controlled
- Funnel Chest
(surgery)
- Humans
- Pain, Postoperative
(prevention & control)
- Prospective Studies
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