ReviewThe Annals of thoracic surgery2020
Pain and Opioid Use After Thoracic Surgery: Where We Are and Where We Need To Go.
Review in The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05276258 (A Randomized Controlled Trial of cryoSPHERE), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of cryoSPHERE (CRYOS/CRYOS-L) Ablation of Intercostal Nerves for Post-Operative Pain Management in Opioid-Tolerant Patients Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of pregabalin for pain control after thoracic surgery: a meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of intrathecal low-dose bupivacaine and morphine with intravenous patient control analgesia for postoperative analgesia for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia with opioids after thoracoscopic lung surgery: a randomized clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Trial
- Multicenter, real-world patient registry outcomes from intercostal nerve cryoablation during robotic-assisted thoracic surgical procedures.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Non-Pharmacological Option in Postoperative Pain: Pilot Study of Intraoperative Pulsed Radiofrequency.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2026Article
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- Utility of the nociception level index to monitor intraoperative nociception and predict acute postoperative pain in thoracic surgery.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Observational
- Achieving and maintaining superior postoperative outcomes with an optimized recovery after thoracic surgery protocol.JTCVS open · 2025Article
- Outpatient opioid use after minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare cohort study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Analysis and development of risk prediction models for chronic opioid use after surgery: a cohort study using the nationwide database.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2025Article
- The implementation of an electronic symptom management system to monitor postoperative pain in thoracic surgery patients: A multicenter evaluation.JTCVS open · 2025Article
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- Association Between Intra- and Postoperative Opioids in Opioid-Naïve Patients in Thoracic Surgery.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2024Article
- Patient motivators of postoperative electronic patient-reported outcome symptom monitoring use in thoracic surgery patients: a qualitative study.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- The essential role of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in pain control following robotic thoracoscopic lung resections.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Achieving opioid-free discharge following robotic thoracic surgery: A single-institution experience.JTCVS open · 2023Article
- Evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines after lung resection: a prospective, multicenter analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Expanding clinicians' armamentarium for regional pain control after thoracic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation is Associated with Reduced Opioid Use in Pediatric Oncology Patients.The Journal of surgical research · 2023Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
As many as one third of patients undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery and one half undergoing thoracotomy will have chronic pain, defined as pain lasting 2 to 3 months. There is limited information regarding predictors of chronic pain and even less is known about its impact on health-related quality of life, known as pain interference. Currently, there is a focus on decreased opioid prescribing after surgery. Interestingly, thoracic surgical patients are the least likely to be receiving opioids before surgery and have the highest rate of new persistent opioid use after surgery compared with other surgical cohorts. These studies of opioid use have identified important predictors of new persistent opioid use, but their findings are limited by failing to correlate opioid use with pain. The objectives of this invited review are to present the findings of pertinent studies of chronic pain and opioid use after thoracic surgery, "where we are," and to discuss gaps in our knowledge of these topics and opportunities for research to fill those gaps, "where we need to go."
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