Long-Acting Local Anesthetic Improves Post-Operative Pain Control in Children

What is it about?

Long-acting injectable pain medications have made larger contributions to decreasing post-operative pain after many types of surgeries. This article demonstrates improved post-operative pain control after pharyngoplasty, which is a surgery in children that is often accompanied by a feeling of "the worst sore throat of a child's life." These results suggest that such pain can be decreased by the use of a long-acting pain medication called liposomal bupivacaine

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Why is it important?

It is essential to decrease post-operative pain, especially when it affects the ability of children to resume taking in nutrients and hydration after surgery. The use of a long-acting local anesthetic after such a surgery promises to make a child's recovery after surgery faster and less painful.

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