One additional shot of brachial plexus block equates to less postoperative pain for younger children with elbow surgeries
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research Jul 10, 2020
Li J, Rai S, Liu R, et al. - This retrospective case-control study was performed to assess the postoperative pain response utilizing an additional dose of brachial plexus block (BPB) for younger children undergoing elbow surgeries under general anesthesia (GA). This study involved children (3–10 years) who had surgeries for elbow injuries between January 2015 and January 2019. Cases with prior history of surgeries around the elbow, neurological impairment of injured limb, polytrauma, undergoing pain management for different reasons, and open or old fractures were removed from the study. Experts split patients into the GA group and the GA + BPB group according to the presence or absence of BPB. Findings revealed that better postoperative pain response, in younger children without significant BPB-associated complications, was afforded by using an additional shot of BPB for patients undergoing surgeries for elbow surgeries.
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