Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
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Poll of the Month

Poll of the Month – January 2026

Poll Author:  Cheryl J. Hartzell, MD – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – Cincinnati, OH
Poll Editor:  Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP – Stanford University School of Medicine – Stanford, CA

Programmed intermittent bolus (PIB) delivery of local anesthetics in peripheral nerve catheters (PNC) is progressively becoming more common in pediatric anesthesia. Does your institute use PIB for your PNC, and if so, what is your experience?
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