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2021 Feb 06


J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

Liposomal Bupivacaine Infiltration After Median Sternotomy in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Authors

Tirotta CF, Lagueruela RG, Salyakina D, Gupta A, Alonso F, Inoa J, Hughes J, Pappas J, Burke R
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Feb 06.
PMID: 33663978.

Abstract

The present study retrospectively ascertained whether liposomal bupivacaine (LB) injected subcutaneously after median sternotomy incisions in pediatric cardiac surgery patients is as efficacious as the ON-Q PainBuster pump (ON-Q) (Avonas Medical, Alpharetta, GA).