What we know and what we don't know about the perioperative use of methadone in children and adolescents

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed July 2023 by Dr Sorcha Evans

Summary This review article looks at methadone use in the paediatric perioperative population summarising the benefits and risks. A brief description of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics...

Scheduled methadone reduces overall opioid requirements after pediatric posterior spinal fusion

A single center retrospective case series

Pediatric Anesthesia

Reviewed July 2023 by Dr Bojana Stepanovic

What? - A retrospective chart review of 94 patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis between 2015 and 2020 at the American Family Children’s Hospital,...