Pain after thoracotomy is very severe, probably the most severe pain experienced after
surgery. Thoracic epidural analgesia has greatly improved the pain experience and its …

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is emerging as the standard surgical procedure for
both minor and major oncological lung surgery. Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) and …

Study objective The study was to determine the analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided
intercostal nerve block (ICNB) and single-injection erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the reliability and validity of the Postoperative Morbidity Survey
(POMS). To describe the level and pattern of short-term postoperative morbidity after major …

BACKGROUND: The optimal regional technique for analgesia and improved quality of
recovery after video-assisted thoracic surgery (a procedure associated with considerable …

Study objective To investigate the effective analgesia for video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Design In this prospective non-inferiority study, we evaluated the postoperative analgesic …

METHODS Definitions 8 of the terms used in the practice advisory have been included in
Supplemental Digital Content 1, Appendix 1, https://links. lww. com/AA/E344. PURPOSE …

Background: Thoracotomy needs adequate powerful postoperative analgesia. This study
aims to compare the safety and efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided serratus anterior plane …

Background During paravertebral block, the anterolateral limit of the paravertebral space,
which consists of the pleura, should preferably not be perforated. Also it is possible that …

Background Guarding pain after rat plantar incision is similar to pain at rest in postoperative
patients. Spontaneous activity (SA) in nociceptive pathways quite likely transmits such …