A single-center descriptive account of the use of pectoral nerve I and II nerve blocks for post-operative pain relief following pediatric sternotomy.

ABSTRACT: Regional anesthesia between the pectoralis major and minor was first described in 2011 as an alternative method to paravertebral blocks or epidurals for post-operative mastectomies. Since then, the use of pectoral nerve (PECS) blocks for post-operative pain management following thoracotomy, sternotomy, and other procedures in the anterior thorax has increased. While experience with this block is growing, the current understanding of its use in pediatric patients is limited. We reviewed pediatric cases at a single institution and provide a descriptive account of our use of PECS I and II blocks for post-operative pain management following operations involving sternotomy in pediatric patients. We performed a retrospective database analysis of the use of PECS I and II blocks following procedur

SUBMITTER: Freedman Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9997121 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature