Trial reportAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2018
Influence of Regional Anesthesia on the Rate of Chronic Postthoracotomy Pain Syndrome in Lung Cancer Patients.
Trial report in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Optimizing post-thoracotomy pain management: comparing erector spinae vs. paravertebral block in thoracotomy patients: a prospective randomized study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- The effects of intermittent bolus paravertebral block on analgesia and recovery in open hepatectomy: a randomized, double-blinded, controlled study.BMC surgery · 2023Trial
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- Exploring the impact of perioperative analgesia on postoperative chronic analgesic prescriptions in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: A retrospective observational study.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Observational
- Local anesthetic dosing and toxicity of adult truncal catheters: a narrative review of published practice.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2024Review
- The effect of different regional analgesia methods on chronic pain after thoracic surgery.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Validation of the tablet-based Turkish-PAINReportIt® for lung cancer patients after thoracotomy in Turkey.Applied nursing research : ANR · 2023Article
- Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Review
- Chest Wall Nerve Blocks for Cardiothoracic, Breast Surgery, and Rib-Related Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
- Continuous infusion of intraoperative dexmedetomidine improves chronic pain after thoracotomy via the Toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block on Postoperative Pain, Quality of Life, and Recovery in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Optimizing health before elective thoracic surgery: systematic review of modifiable risk factors and opportunities for health services research.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Review
- Impact of regional analgesia techniques on the long-term clinical outcomes following thoracic surgery.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
purposeOur study aimed to assess whether the type of regional anesthesia influenced the incidence of chronic postthoracotomy pain syndrome (CPTPS).
methodsThis was a prospective, randomized study that included 300 patients undergoing lung cancer resection using thoracotomy. They were randomized into three groups: paravertebral nerve block (PVB), thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA), and intercostal nerve block (INB). General anesthesia was similar in the groups. A horizontal visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the intensity of the pain syndrome. It was assessed and recorded 7 days, 1 month, and 6 months after surgery.
resultsAt 6 months after surgery, the incidence (p <0.05) of the CPTPS was higher in the INB group (40%) than in the TEA group (23%). The CPTPS frequency in the PVB group did not differ from the other groups (34%).
conclusionThe use of the TEA in patients who underwent open lung cancer surgery contributed to a significant decline in the CPTPS frequency compared to patients who were administered INB. Using PVB did not decrease the CPTPS frequency.
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