Postoperative Pain Outcomes After Nuss Procedures: Comparison of Epidural Analgesia, Continuous Infusion of Local Anesthetic, and Preoperative Self-Hypnosis Training

Abstract

SHT before pectus excavatum repair by Nuss procedure results in less postoperative pain and requires less morphine equivalents over time for postoperative pain management. Opioid-sparing CILA, when paired with SHT, results in shorter LOS.