Participants will be randomized to receive ES catheter or cryoablation for pain management after the Nuss procedure. The goal of this study is to compare the following between the two groups: * Time to achieve short-term physical therapy goals and long-term functional outcomes * Compare immediate and long-term postoperative opioid use * Compare numbness on chest of postoperative day 1 and the return of sensation to baseline * Compare the incidence of neuropathic pain and other complications Participants will receive surveys for up to 12 months postoperatively.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
176
ES catheter for postoperative pain control
INC used for postoperative pain control
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
RECRUITINGCompare time to reach discharge
Comparing physical therapy goals to meet discharge criteria.
Time frame: Day of surgery up tp 10 days post-operative
Opioid consumption
Comparing opioid consumption
Time frame: Day of surgery to up to one year
Numbness on chest
An exam glove with ice will used on the anterior axillary line to obtain a rating of the sensation felt. 0 - no sensation 1. \- lessened sensation 2. \- abnormal/painful sensation 3. \- no sensation
Time frame: Day of surgery and post-operative day 1
Neuropathic pain
Surveys will be used to compare the incidence of neuropathic pain
Time frame: Pre-operative, 6 weeks, 2-3 months, 4-6 months and 10-12 months post-operatively
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