Pain is often observed in pediatric patients after craniotomy procedures, which could lead to some serious postoperative complications.

However, the optimal formula for postoperative analgesia for pediatric neurosurgery has not been well established.

This study aimed to explore the optimal options and formulas for postoperative analgesia in pediatric neurosurgery.

Three hundred and twenty patients aged 1 to 12-years old who underwent craniotomy were randomly assigned to receive 4 different regimens of patient-controlled analgesia.

Conclusions

 Compared with other analgesic projects, PCIA or NCIA analgesia with morphine appears to be the safest and most effective postoperative analgesia program for pediatric patients who underwent neurosurgical operations.