Anesthetic management for pediatric correction of pectus exca- vatum with NUSS technique

The pain is undoubtedly a dominant factor that determines the quality of the postoperative course of patients undergoing Nuss technique: the front elevation of the sternum through the placement of the bar, generates high-intensity pain in the chest and spine of the patient. The association between general anesthesia and the thoracic epidural block allows the use of low concentrations of halogenated and curare and better perioperative analgesia, avoiding the administration of drugs that could interfere with the respiratory or gastrointestinal functions.