Evolution of Pain Control for Adult Pectus Excavatum Repair

The use of Cryoablation in conjunction with enhanced recovery pathways provided significant benefit to our MIRPE patients compared to prior analgesic modalities. These benefits included a decrease in length of hospital stay, a reduction of in-hospital opioid use, and a lower incidence of opioid related complications associated with constipation and ileus. Further studies to assess additional potential benefits with long term follow-up after discharge warrants further investigations.