Gerald S. Weinstein, MD
Gerald S. Weinstein, MD
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Nerve Block May Reduce Opioid Use in Infants Undergoing Cleft Palate Surgery

For infants undergoing cleft palate surgery, local anesthetic injection targeting the maxillary nerve of the face may reduce or eliminate the need for opioid medications to control postoperative pain, reports a study in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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