Internal medicine

Retrospective cohort study

Pectus excavatum

Surgery

Ablation

Intercostal nerves

Cryoablation

Nuss procedure

Anesthesia

Medicine

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (Nuss procedure) is associated with significant pain, and efforts to control pain impact resource utilization. Bilateral thoracic intercostal nerve cryoablation has been proposed as a novel technique to improve post-operative pain control, though the impact on hospital cost is unknown.

Intercostal nerve cryoablation is associated with lower hospital cost during minimally invasive Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum