ArticleBMC anesthesiology2022
Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery under combination of erector spinae plane block and thoracic paravertebral block.
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- The impact of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status on the feasibility and safety of non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Feasibility and postoperative analgesic profile of multimodal analgesia including combined serratus anterior plane block in minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Observational
- Prospective in-depth analysis of anaesthetic management of spontaneous ventilation VATS for lung cancer resection: a matched pairs comparison to intubated VATS.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Advances in the use of non-intubated spontaneous-ventilation video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Review
- The impact of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block combined with paravertebral block on postoperative rebound pain following thoracoscopic lobectomy.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Is the combination of interfascial plane blocks sufficient for awake breast cancer surgery? An observational, prospective, proof-of-concept study.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Observational
- Current overview of awake, non-intubated, video-assisted thoracic surgery.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023Review
- Thoracic surgery in the non-intubated spontaneously breathing patient.Respiratory research · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of anesthetics and analgesic drugs and techniques in combination yields a multimodal effect with increased efficiency. In this case series, we aimed to evaluate the anesthetic effect of the thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) and erector spinae plane block (ESPB) combination in patients, who underwent non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (NIVATS).
methodsMedical records of 16 patients, who underwent NIVATS for wedge resection under the combination of ESPB and TPVB were reviewed retrospectively. Demographic data of patients, duration of the sensory block, amount of the anesthetic agent used for premedication and sedo-analgesia, any presence of perioperative cough, operative times, postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) scores in the postoperative follow-up period, the need for additional analgesia, and patient satisfaction were reviewed.
resultsOf the patients included in the study, 12 were men and 4 were women. The mean age was 48.6 years and the mean BMI was 24.7 kg/m
conclusionsIn conclusion, combined ESPB and TPVB with added intravenous sedo-analgesia in the presence of good cooperation between the surgical team and the anesthesiologist in the perioperative period can provide optimal surgical conditions including the prevention of cough in NIVATS. It is not sufficient to state that this combination is superior to alone ESPB or alone TPVB, as it is a preliminary study with a limited number of cases.
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