Infusion local anesthetic pain medication into the wound after heart surgery in children.

What is it about?

This study demonstrated that infusing local anesthetic medicine into the wound after heart surgery in a child reduced the need for narcotic pain medication. Local anesthetics are the same medicines the dentist uses to numb your mouth prior to dental procedures. Infusing them into the wound over the breast bone is an effective way to administer pain medication.

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Why is it important?

This article shows you can achieve pain relief by infusing local anesthetic medication into the surgical wound of child heart patients.