Continuous local anaesthetic wound infusion of bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in neonates: a randomised control trial (CANWIN Study)

Objective To determine the effect of continuous wound infusion of local anaesthetic drug (bupivacaine) on total amount of systemic opioid use in the first 72 hours in newborn infants undergoing laparotomy.Design A two-arm parallel, open-label randomised controlled trial.Setting A quaternary newborn...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Barnes, Nadia Badawi, Robert Halliday, Kaye Spence, Albert Shun, Jonathan de Lima, Himanshu Popat, Rajeshwar Angiti, Jeewan Jyoti, Annabel Webb, Gordon Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-10-01
Series:BMJ Paediatrics Open
Online Access:https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e001586.full