ArticleHeliyon2022
Effects of thoracic paravertebral block combined with s-ketamine on postoperative pain and cognitive function after thoracoscopic surgery.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of esketamine in reducing nausea and vomiting after anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Annals of medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of perioperative esketamine administration on the incidence of postoperative delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
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- Efficacy and safety of esketamine in preventing perioperative neurocognitive disorders: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of esketamine on postoperative delirium in patients undergoing general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Esketamine and neurocognitive disorders in adult surgical patients: a meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of thoracic paravertebral nerve block on delirium in patients after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of paravertebral block on perioperative neurocognitive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Esketamine on Postoperative Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Lobectomy: A Randomised, Single-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Trial
- 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
- The Effect of Esketamine Combined with Pulsed Radiofrequency on Neuropathic Pain in Herpes Zoster Patients: A Randomised Clinical Trial.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
- Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Pain Management After Open Thoracotomy: A Review of Efficacy and Risks.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Neuroinflammation in postoperative cognitive dysfunction: the multi-target potential of esketamine in modulating microglial responses and synaptic integrity.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026Review
- Effect and clinical significance of bilateral thoracic paravertebral block combined with S-ketamine on laparoscopic radical surgery for colorectal cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Effects of ketamine on postoperative cognition: a scoping review.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- 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
- Response to comment on 'Perioperative esketamine combined with butorphanol versus butorphanol alone for pain management following video-assisted lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial'.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2025Article
- The effects of a modified deep serratus anterior plane block on surgical stress and perioperative neurocognitive disorders in elderly patients undergoing thoracic surgery: a randomized clinical study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Efficacy of adding ketamine to levobupivacaine in paravertebral block on acute and chronic pain in thoracotomy: a randomized controlled double-blinded trial.Pain reports · 2024Article
- Efficacy of intraoperative subanesthetic dose of ketamine/esketamine in preventing postoperative cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: To assess the effects of thoracic paravertebral block and s-ketamine on postoperative pain and perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Methods: Patients (n = 120) aged 45-65 undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery were allocated randomly into the following three groups: patients in the C group received general anaesthesia; patients in the thoracic paravertebral block group, i.e. the TP group, received general anaesthesia and ultrasound-guided paravertebral block; and patients in the s-ketamine combined with ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block group, i.e. the TS group, received combined anaesthesia, which was administered as follows: general anaesthesia + ultrasound-guided paravertebral block + perioperative s-ketamine (a bolus of 0.3 mg/kg, followed by an infusion of 0.2 mg/kg/h until 30 min before the end of the surgical procedure). Results: Cognitive function was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination 1 day preoperatively, 1 day postoperatively, and 3 months postoperatively. Z-score was used to determine the incidence of PND. Postoperative pain was assessed using the visual analogue scale at 0.5 and 24 h postoperatively. The use of opioid drugs, intraoperative vital signs, and other secondary outcomes were also recorded. The final analysis included a total of 110 patients. The intraoperative heart rate and mean arterial pressure in the TS and TP groups were lower than that for group C ( Conclusions: Ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block combined with s-ketamine decreased acute postoperative pain and improved the quality of recovery. However, perioperative s-ketamine did not improve cognitive function in patients under general anaesthesia with thoracic paravertebral block.
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