For limiting opioid consumption after pectus excavatum repair, the erector spinae plane block proved a better choice than thoracic epidural analgesia or patient-controlled analgesia, a recent study has concluded.
The erector spinae plane block also minimized hospital length of stay (LOS) compared with the other two therapeutic options, the investigators added.
“In the past, pectus excavatum was repaired through an open surgical approach,” said John Driggers, a medical student at the