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Outpatient analgesia via paravertebral peripheral nerve block catheter and O n‐ Q pump—a case series
Author(s) -
Visoiu Mihaela
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/pan.12427
Subject(s) - medicine , analgesic , catheter , iliac crest , pain management , anesthesia , block (permutation group theory) , peripheral nerve , nerve block , outpatient clinic , peripheral , surgery , geometry , mathematics , anatomy
Summary Outpatient pain management after iliac crest bone harvesting can be challenging. We report the use of home L 2 paravertebral nerve block catheter ( L 2 PVBC ) in a series of five children. The pain scores were low, and analgesic medication consumption was minimal. No complications were reported related with these catheters, and the patients reported very high pain control satisfaction scores. Outpatient L 2 PVBC can be beneficial as part of a multimodal analgesia strategy in selected pediatric patients.