Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 105-108 , January 1996

Continuous thoracic epidural infusions for postoperative analgesia after pectus deformity repair

  • Whitney J McBride

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
    • Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
    • ,
  • Rochelle Dicker

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
    • Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
    • ,
  • J.Christian Abajian

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
    • Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
    • ,
  • Dennis W Vane

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dennis W. Vane, MD, Chairman, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont, Given D-319, Burlington, VT 05405.
    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
    • Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.

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☆ Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Boca Raton, Florida, May 20–23, 1995.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 105-108 , January 1996

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