49th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery Archive-Epidural Analgesia Reduces Postoperative Systemic Opioid Use Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Children

Epidural Analgesia Reduces Postoperative Systemic Opioid Use Following Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy in Children - Madeline Karsten, BA

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In this video, Madeline Karsten, a clinical research assistant at Boston Children's Hospital, presents a study on the use of epidural analgesia in children undergoing selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) for cerebral palsy. The study compared postoperative opioid use and clinical measures between SDR patients who received epidural analgesia and those who did not. The results showed that patients who received epidural analgesia required significantly less systemic opioids and experienced lower rates of opioid-induced side effects. They also had equivalent pain scores and a trend towards shorter hospital stays. The study suggests that epidural analgesia can be beneficial for pain management in SDR patients.

Keywords

epidural analgesia

selective dorsal rhizotomy

SDR

opioid use

pain management