Initial surgical and pain management outcomes after Nuss procedure

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• 作者：John C. Densmore ; Danielle B. Peterson ; Linda L. Stahovic ; Michelle L. Czarnecki ; Keri R. Hainsworth ; Hobart W. Davies ; Laura D. Cassidy ; Steven J. Weisman ; Keith T. Oldham
• 关键词：Nuss procedure ; Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum ; Outcomes ; Pain management ; Epidural
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：September 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：45
• 期：9
• 页码：1767-1771
• 全文大小：92 K

文摘

Purpose

The purpose of this article was to report surgical and pain management outcomes of the initial Nuss procedure experience at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Milwaukee) and to place this experience in the context of the published literature.

Methods

The initial 118 consecutive Nuss procedures in 117 patients were retrospectively reviewed with approval of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin human rights review board. Patient, surgical, complication, and pain descriptors were collected for each case. Statistical methods for comparison of pain strategies included the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality, 1-way repeated measures analysis of variance, and paired t tests.

Results

Patient, surgical, and complication descriptors were comparable to other large series. Complication rates were 7 % early and 25 % late. Epidural success rate was 96.4 % . There was 1 episode of recurrence 2 years postbar removal (n = 114).

Conclusions

The institution of the Nuss procedure provides a highly desired result with significant complication rates. The ideal approach would deliver this result with lower risk. A pain service-driven epidural administration of morphine or hydromorphone with local anesthetic provides excellent analgesia for patients after Nuss procedure. The success of epidural analgesia is independent of catheter site and adjunctive medications. Ketorolac was an effective breakthrough medication.