Pediatric patients face multiple reconstructive surgeries to re-establish function and aesthetics post burn injury. Often, the site of the harvested graft for these reconstructions is reported to be the most painful part of the procedure and a common reason for deferring these reconstructive procedures.This study in pediatric burn patients undergoing reconstructive procedures examined the analgesia response to local anesthetic infiltration versus either a single ultrasound guided regional nerve block of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, or a fascia-iliaca compartment block with catheter placement and continuous infusion.Methods19 patients were randomized to one of three groups (infiltration, single shot nerve block, or compartment block with catheter) and received intraoperative analgesia intervention. Post-operatively, visual analog scale pain scores were recorded –for pain at the donor site—every four hours while awake—for forty-eight hours.
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