ArticleBMC surgery2022
Incidence and risk factors for chronic postsurgical pain following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective study.
Article in BMC surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06210958 (A Randomized Comparison of Cutaneous Sensory Blockade Between Ultrasound Guided Single and Triple Injections of Intertransverse Process Block in Patients Undergoing Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized Comparison of Cutaneous Sensory Blockade Between Ultrasound Guided Single and Triple Injections of Intertransverse Process Block in Patients Undergoing Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of perioperative analgesic efficacy between serratus anterior plane block and thoracic paravertebral block in adult patients undergoing thoracic and breast surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open thoracotomy on postoperative wound infections in lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Thoracic paravertebral block with different doses of liposomal bupivacaine versus ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in single-port thoracoscopic lung surgery: a randomized clinical trial.Annals of medicine · 2026Trial
- 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
- Efficacy of different nerve block techniques with liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic partial lung resection.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Trial
- Thoracic Paravertebral Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Plain Bupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lung Resection: A Randomized Controlled Study.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Effects of Intravenous Subanesthetic-Dose Esketamine on Early Postoperative Pain in Elderly Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Trial
- Analgesia in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery: A Comparison Between Robotic Surgery and Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- A Clinical nomogram for predicting chronic postsurgical pain in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- The effect of esketamine as adjuvant to ropivacaine for unilateral paravertebral block on postoperative pain and sensitization in adult patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Article
- Investigation of the Frequency of the Development of Chronic Pain After Thoracotomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring Risk Factors and Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Thoracic Surgery: Protocol for an Observational Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Pain Management Strategies for Chronic Pain after Thoracic Surgery: From Pharmacological Therapy to Regenerative Approaches.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2026Review
- Predisposing Factors for Chronic Post-Surgical Pain After Thoracic Surgery: A Scoping Review with Quantitative Synthesis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Effect of Liposomal Bupivacaine for Intercostal Nerve Block on Chronic Postoperative Pain Following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Resection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Article
- Evidence summary on pain management in thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Review
- Effect of coenzyme Q10 on pain prevention after thoracoscopic surgery: study protocol.Pain management · 2025Article
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- The epidemiology of chronic postsurgical pain after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS-CPSP) in China: a multicentre prospective study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Neuroinflammatory Pathways Associated with Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain: A Review of Current Literature.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been widely used as an alternative for thoracotomy, but the reported incidence of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) following VATS varied widely. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors for CPSP after VATS.
methodsWe retrospectively collected preoperative demographic, anesthesiology, and surgical factors in a cohort of patients undergoing VATS between January 2018 and October 2020. Patients were interviewed via phone survey for pain intensity, and related medical treatment 3 months after VATS. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to explore independent risk factors associated with CPSP.
results2348 patients were included in our study. The incidence of CPSP after VATS were 43.99% (n = 1033 of 2348). Within those suffering CPSP, 14.71% (n = 152 of 1033) patients reported moderate or severe chronic pain. Only 15.23% (n = 23 of 152) patients with moderate to severe chronic pain sought active analgesic therapies. Age < 65 years (OR 1.278, 95% CI 1.057-1.546, P = 0.011), female (OR 1.597, 95% CI 1.344-1.898, P < 0.001), education level less than junior school (OR 1.295, 95% CI 1.090-1.538, P = 0.003), preoperative pain (OR 2.564, 95% CI 1.696-3.877, P < 0.001), consumption of rescue analgesia postoperative (OR 1.248, 95% CI 1.047-1.486, P = 0.013), consumption of sedative hypnotic postoperative (OR 2.035, 95% CI 1.159-3.574, P = 0.013), and history of postoperative wound infection (OR 5.949, 95% CI 3.153-11.223, P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for CPSP development.
conclusionsCPSP remains a challenge in clinic because half of patients may develop CPSP after VATS. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2100045765), 2021/04/24.
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