ArticleKorean journal of anesthesiology2022
Regional analgesia techniques for video-assisted thoracic surgery: a frequentist network meta-analysis.
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- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to continuous erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary nodule surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Annals of medicine · 2026Trial
- A prospective double-blinded randomized control trial comparing erector spinae plane block to thoracic epidural analgesia for postoperative pain in video-assisted thoracic surgery.Saudi medical journal · 2023Trial
- Comparison between cryoanalgesia, epidural anaesthesia and erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after minimally-invasive anatomic lung resection: a randomized controlled trial.Updates in surgery · 2026Article
- Pain management strategies following thoracic surgery: best practices and innovations.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Tubeless uniportal VATS in thoracic surgery - Indications, ERAS pathways, and outcomes: A review.Biomolecules & biomedicine · 2026Review
- Effect of ERAS-based refined nursing on postoperative pain management in lung cancer surgery patients.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Application and advantages of intrathoracic paravertebral block in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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- Ultrasound-Guided Selective Thoracic Nerve Root Block Combined with Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Case Report.Local and regional anesthesia · 2025Article
- Relative perioperative analgesic efficacy of single-shot serratus anterior plane block versus thoracic paravertebral block in breast and thoracic surgeries - A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- The Impact of Different Regional Anesthesia Techniques on the Incidence of Chronic Post-surgical Pain in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Network Meta-analysis.Pain and therapy · 2024Review
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- Intercostal Catheters Reduce Long-Term Pain and Postoperative Opioid Consumption after VATS.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Chest Wall and Abdominal Blocks for Thoracic and Abdominal Surgeries: A Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Regional analgesia for acute pain relief after open thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.BJA education · 2023Review
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- 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
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Abstract
backgroundVarious regional analgesia techniques are used to reduce postoperative pain in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). This study aimed to determine the relative efficacy of regional analgesic interventions for VATS using a network meta-analysis (NMA).
methodsWe searched the Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Controlled Trial Register, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases to identify all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the analgesic effects of the following interventions: control, thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), erector spinae plane block (ESPB), serratus plane block (SPB), and intercostal nerve block (INB). The primary outcome was opioid consumption during the first 24-h postoperative period. Pain scores were also collected during three different postoperative periods: the early (0-6 h), middle (6-18 h), and late (18-24 h) periods.
resultsA total of 21 RCTs (1391 patients) were included. TPVB showed the greatest effect on opioid consumption compared with the control (mean difference [MD] = -13.2 mg; 95% CI [-16.2, -10.1]). In terms of pain scores in the early period, ESPB had the greatest effect compared to control (MD = -1.6; 95% CI [-2.3, -0.9]). In the middle and late periods, pain scores showed that TPVB, ESPB and INB had superior analgesic effects compared to controls, while SPB did not.
conclusionsTPVB had the best analgesic efficacy following VATS, though the analgesic efficacy of ESPBs was comparable. However, further studies are needed to determine the optimal regional analgesia technique to improve postoperative pain control following VATS.
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