Pain in the Bone Controlled at Home: Nerve Block Versus Pain Pump in Alveolar Bone Grafting
Pain catheters and local nerve blocks are both safe methods of local anesthesia with low complication rates. However, pain catheters create concern for leakage or pump failure and a higher burden of care for patients and families. In addition, patients with nerve blocks report lower pain scores. As such, we have gradually shifted our practice toward the use of nerve blocks for an improved patient experience.
Authors
- David Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0623-3668)
- Michael Talanker
- Matthew R. Greives (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4602-5054)
- Staci Cameron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1850-6507)
- Chioma G. Obinero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7295-9200)
- Amy Graham-Carlson
- Kylie Swiekatowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2589-2258)
- Danielle L. Sobol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1986-6387)
- Ellen B. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7800-9273)
- Jessica Nye
- Bennett Cleff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4799-7602)
Institutions
- Memorial Hermann (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000011551
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01