ArticleWideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques2023
The effects of different analgesic methods on chronic pain in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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- Perioperative Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Reduces Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2024Trial
- Programmed intermittent paravertebral bolus infusion reduces the incidence of postoperative chronic pain three months after thoracoscopic surgery in elderly patients: an observational study.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- 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
- Predisposing Factors for Chronic Post-Surgical Pain After Thoracic Surgery: A Scoping Review with Quantitative Synthesis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Exploring the impact of perioperative analgesia on postoperative chronic analgesic prescriptions in patients with lung cancer undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: A retrospective observational study.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Observational
- 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
- Reliability and validity analyses of the postoperative comfort scale for patients with lung cancer undergoing endoscopic surgery and an evaluation of patient comfort.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024Article
- The effect of different regional analgesia methods on chronic pain after thoracic surgery.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Thoracic epidural block, paravertebral block, and intercostal nerve block have been confirmed to alleviate acute pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). In contrast, little is known about the effects of these methods on chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP). Aim: To investigate the effects of epidural block, paravertebral block, and intercostal nerve block on postoperative chronic pain in patients undergoing VATS. Material and methods: A total of 240 patients undergoing VATS were randomly divided into 4 groups: an epidural group, paravertebral group, intercostal group, and a control group. All patients were interviewed after 1, 3, 6, and 12 months to investigate the incidence and severity of CPSP. Results: The epidural group had lower incidence of chronic pain within 6 months and it was less severe within 3 months compared with the control group. The incidence and intensity of chronic pain within 3 months were lower in the intercostal group than in the control group. The incidence and intensity of pain within 1 month of surgery were lower in the paravertebral group than in the control group. Of the 122 patients who developed pain after 1 month, 93 (76.2%) reported chronic pain after 12 months, and only 9 (11.7%) had chronic pain after 12 months despite reporting no pain at 1 month. Conclusions: The prevalence of CPSP after VATS is high. Epidural block, paravertebral block, and intercostal nerve block can all reduce the incidence and severity of CPSP, with epidural block showing the best effect. In addition to acute pain, 1-month postoperative pain also exerts a warning effect on CPSP.
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