Journal of pediatric surgery
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The authors retrospectively review their experience in children with the latest addition to the postoperative analgesic armamentarium: interpleural analgesia (IPA). IPA was used in 14 children following thoracotomy. There were 9 boys and 5 girls. ⋯ Patients more than 10 years of age required significantly more (P < 0.05) intravenous narcotic supplementation than patients less than 10 years of age (1.60 +/- 0.50 v 0.14 +/- 0.11 mg meperidine/kg/d). No complications related to placement or subsequent use of IPA were identified in any of the patients. IPA provides effective postoperative analgesia following thoracotomy in children.