ArticlePain and therapy2024
Analgesic Effectiveness of Truncal Plane Blocks in Patients Undergoing the Nuss Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Letter to the Editor Regarding "Analgesic Effectiveness of Truncal Plane Blocks in Patients Undergoing the Nuss Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Trial".Pain and therapy · 2025Article
- A Response to: Letter to the Editor Regarding "Analgesic Effectiveness of Truncal Plane Blocks in Patients Undergoing the Nuss Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Trial".Pain and therapy · 2025Article
- Risk factors for chronic postsurgical pain following minimally invasive thoracic surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionMost patients undergoing the Nuss procedure reported moderate to severe pain after surgery. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) combined with transversus thoracic muscle plane (TTMP) block for relieving acute pain in patients undergoing the Nuss procedure.
methodsThe enrolled patients in our study were allocated to either receive combined nerve blocks with ropivacaine (NB group) or saline (CON group). The primary outcome of this study was postoperative pain at 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, 36, and 48 h during rest and movement (coughing). Secondary outcomes included intraoperative dosage of remifentanil, the time to extubation and the length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), the total acetaminophen and codeine tablet consumption, time to first bowel movement, time to first flatus, opioid-related adverse events, and the length of hospital stay.
resultsPatients in the NB group had significantly lower Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) pain scores compared with the CON group. The NB group required significantly less postoperative acetaminophen consumption and lower dosages of perioperative sufentanyl and remifentanil compared with the CON group. The length of stay in the PACU and time to extubation were significantly increased in the CON group compared with the NE group. Time to first bowel movement and time to first flatus were earlier in the NB group. But there were no significant differences between the groups in terms of the length of hospital stay and codeine tablet consumption.
conclusionUltrasound-guided SAPB and TTMP blocks in patients undergoing the Nuss procedure could provide effective analgesia.
trial registrationThis study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR2000038506).
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