ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2022
Post-thoracotomy Pain Syndrome.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Impact of liposomal bupivacaine parasternal block combined with rectus sheath block on postoperative pain in patients undergoing sternotomy for cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Perioperative esketamine combined with butorphanol versus butorphanol alone for pain management following video-assisted lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2025Trial
- Paracetamol did not improve the analgesic efficacy with regional block after video assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Ropivacaine for Intercostal Nerve Block in Elderly Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Esophagectomy: A randomized Double-Blinded Trial.Journal of pain research · 2025Trial
- Multicenter, real-world patient registry outcomes from intercostal nerve cryoablation during robotic-assisted thoracic surgical procedures.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Continuous serratus-intercostal plane block versus intercostal cryoanalgesia for postoperative pain after minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a prospective comparative observational study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Observational
- Botulinum toxin type A inhibits chronic post-thoracotomy pain through the HMGB1-mediated TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Perioperative EGFR-Targeted Therapy in Resectable EGFR-Mutated NSCLC: A Narrative Review from Drug Design to Pain-Informed MRD-Guided Care.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Review
- Utility of the nociception level index to monitor intraoperative nociception and predict acute postoperative pain in thoracic surgery.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Observational
- Chronic Pain in the Cancer Survivor.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Paravertebral Block and Perioperative Ketamine in an Opioid-Sparing Analgesia Approach in Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Retrospective Single-Centre Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Cryoneurolysis for Post Operative Pain Following Chest Surgery: Contemporary Evidence and Future Directions.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Regional analgesia for postoperative pain control after thoracic surgery: a narrative review.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2025Article
- Pathophysiology and Management of Chest Wall Pain after Surgical and Non-Surgical Local Therapies for Lung Cancer.JTO clinical and research reports · 2024Review
- Patients Struggle With Severe Symptoms Even After Surviving Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2024Article
- Adding Dexmedetomidine to Methylene Blue in Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Video-Assisted Lobectomy: A Case Series Study.Local and regional anesthesia · 2024Article
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis article reviews PTPS demographics, diagnosis, pathophysiology, surgical and anesthetic techniques, and their role in preventing PTPS along with updated treatment options. RECENT
findingsPost-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) can be incapacitating. The neuropathic type pain of PTPS is along the incision site and persists at least 2 months postoperatively. There is a wide reported range of prevalence of PTPS. There are several risk factors that have been identified including surgical technique and younger age. Several surgical and anesthetic techniques have been trialed to reduce pain after thoracotomy. Multimodal pain control is the suggested long-term treatment plan for patients with PTPS. There are several factors that can be modified to reduce pain and incidence of PTPS during the perioperative period and the use of multimodal analgesia is suggested for the treatment of PTPS.
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