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Benefits of Regional Anesthesia Versus Opioids in the Management of Postoperative Pain Following Excision of a Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Postoperative opioid exposure in opioid-naive patients may carry a risk of persistent opioid use. We present the case of a 16-year-old female with no significant family history who was recently diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 and found to have a rapidly enlarging mass in her left upper extremity. She was scheduled for excisional biopsy. To minimize the need for postoperative opioids, analgesia via a continuous peripheral nerve catheter was employed following resection of the malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor. This case report reviews the clinical applications of multimodal analgesia via a continuous peripheral nerve catheter in pediatric patients, including placement techniques and dosing considerations.

Source: Journal of Medical Cases

DOI: 10.14740/jmc5369

Authors: Duveen Nalamothu, Mauricio Arce Villalobos, Joseph D. Tobias

Institutions: OhioHealth, Doctors Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Nationwide Children's Hospital