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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Intercostal Catheters for Postoperative Pain Management in VATS Reduce Opioid Consumption.

Florian Ponholzer, Caecilia Ng, Herbert Maier, Hannes Dejaco, Andreas Schlager, Paolo Lucciarini, Dietmar Öfner, Florian Augustin

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06838026 (Internal, External Intercostal Nerve Block and Intercostal Catheter for Pain Management After Uniportal VATS), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06838026 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Internal, External Intercostal Nerve Block and Intercostal Catheter for Pain Management After Uniportal VATS: A Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAl-Quds UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled90ConditionsThoracic, Pain, Postoperative, Analgesia, Satisfaction, PatientArmsExternal Intercostal Nerve Block, Internal Intercostal Nerve Block, Intercostal Catheter
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Florian PonholzerCenter of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3486-7166
Caecilia NgCenter of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Herbert MaierCenter of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Hannes DejacoDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Andreas SchlagerDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Paolo LucciariniCenter of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Dietmar ÖfnerCenter of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Florian AugustinCenter of Operative Medicine, Department of Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6785-4241
Innsbruck Medical University · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostoperative pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) affects patients' recovery, postoperative complications, and length of stay (LOS). Despite its relevance, there are no guidelines on optimal perioperative pain management. This study aims to analyse the effects of an additional intercostal catheter (ICC) in comparison to a single shot intraoperative intercostal nerve block (SSINB).

methodsAll patients receiving an anatomic VATS resection between June 2019 and May 2020 were analysed retrospectively. The ICC cohort included 51 patients, the SSINB cohort included 44 patients.

resultsThere was no difference in age, gender, comorbidities, or duration of surgery between cohorts. Pain scores on the first postoperative day, after chest drain removal, and highest pain score measured did not differ between groups. The overall amount of opioids (morphine equivalent: 3.034 mg vs. 7.727 mg;

conclusionsPain management with ICC reduces the amount of opioids and number of days with opioids patients require to achieve sufficient analgesia. In conclusion, ICC is an effective regional anaesthesia tool in postoperative pain management in minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

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intercostal catheterlung cancerminimally invasiveopioidpainpostoperative pain controlregional anaesthesiathoracic surgeryVATS

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PMID33478098
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