Trial reportTherapeutics and clinical risk management2020
Analgesic Effect of Serratus Anterior Plane Block After Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Double-Blinded Study.
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- Analgesic effectiveness of serratus anterior plane block in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Pooled it
- PROSPECT guidelines for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and procedure-specific postoperative pain management recommendations.Anaesthesia · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of rhomboid intercostal and sub-serratus plane block on perioperative analgesic efficacy and diaphragm excursion in video-assisted thoracic surgery: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia in lung cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026Article
- Paravertebral nerve block versus combined serratus anterior plane and intercostal nerve blocks in thoracoscopic lung segment surgery in elderly: a retrospective study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Postoperative Analgesic Techniques in Thoracoscopic Lung Resection Patients.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Surgical Catheterization for Continuous Serratus Anterior Plane Block after Thoracoscopic Lobectomy: A Report of 3 Cases.Journal of chest surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeFast-track surgery is a developing trend in medical care. It is a core challenge for clinical anesthesia to reasonably reduce the dosage of opioids and relieve postoperative pain. Serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a novel analgesic technique with such advantages as easy operation, good safety, and few side effects. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn total, 60 patients aged 18 to 65 years who were diagnosed with lung cancer and scheduled for thoracoscopic resection were randomly assigned to receive SABP or local infiltration anesthesia. We analyzed the time within 48 hrs after operation to visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score of 4 or higher and the number of patients requiring additional analgesics at 6 hrs and 12 hrs after operation.
resultsThe estimated median time to VAS ≥4 was 4 hrs (1.32 to 6.68) in the control group and 11 hrs (6.71 to 15.29) in the SAPB group (log-rank test: P=0.008). The number of patients requiring additional analgesics at 6- and 12 hrs after operation was significantly lower in the SAPB group than that in the control group (P<0.05).
conclusionCompared with local infiltration, SAPB provided extended postoperative analgesia after thoracoscopic surgery with reduced consumption of additional analgesics in the early postoperative stage.
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