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The efficacy of thoracic paravertebral block for thoracoscopic surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of thoracic paravertebral nerve block on the early postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing thoracoscopic radical lung cancer surgery.World journal of surgical oncology · 2020Trial
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- Comparison of the efficacy and safety of thoracic epidural and paravertebral block in postoperative analgesia after thoracic surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Thoracoscopy-Guided vs. Ultrasound-Guided Paravertebral Block in Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Non-Inferiority Randomized Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Loco-Regional Anesthesia for Pain Management in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Intraoperative Sufentanil Consumption and the Risk of Postoperative Nausea and/or Vomiting: A Retrospective Observational Study.Pain and therapy · 2023Article
- Regional block techniques for pain management after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a covariate-adjusted Bayesian network meta-analysis.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Article
- Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Review
- Ultrasound-guided paravertebral blockade reduced perioperative opioids requirement in pancreatic resection: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- The effect of different depths of anesthesia monitored using Narcotrend on cognitive function in elderly patients after VATS lobectomy.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Paravertebral anesthetic nerve block for pain control after peroral endoscopic myotomy.Techniques and innovations in gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2021Article
- The Analgesic Effects of Thoracic Paravertebral Block versus Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia After Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- [Peripheral truncal blocks-Overview and assessment].Der Anaesthesist · 2020Review
- Paravertebral block with modified catheter under surgeon's direct vision after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
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- Regional Catheters for Postoperative Pain Control: Review and Observational Data.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe efficacy of thoracic paravertebral block for thoracoscopic surgery remains controversial. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the impact of thoracic paravertebral block on thoracoscopic surgery.
methodsWe search PubMed, EMbase, Web of science, EBSCO, and Cochrane library databases through August 2018 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of thoracic paravertebral block on thoracoscopic surgery. This meta-analysis is performed using the random-effect model.
resultsSix RCTs involving 300 patients are included in the meta-analysis. Overall, compared with control group for thoracoscopic surgery, thoracic paravertebral block results in significantly reduced pain scores within 6 hours (Std. MD = -2.15; 95% CI = -3.67 to -0.62; P = .006), postoperative anesthesia consumption during 48 hours (Std. MD = -1.81; 95% CI = -3.05 to -0.58; P = .004), and hospital stay (Std. MD = -1.19; 95% CI = -2.13 to -0.26; P = .01), but has no important impact on pain scores at 24 hours (Std. MD = -1.10; 95% CI = -2.77-0.57; P = .20), and 48 hours (Std. MD = -1.25; 95% CI = -2.86-0.36; P = .13).
conclusionsThoracic paravertebral block can substantially enhance pain management for thoracoscopic surgery.
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