The cryoICE™ CryoAnalgesia Study For Pain Management in Post thoRacic Procedures Via intercOSTal Cryoanalgesia (FROST)

Secondary Outcome 4: Duration of Oral Endotracheal Intubation From Extubation Until the Patient Leaves the Operating Room

Oral endotracheal intubation is where a patient has a tube placed down their throat and into the trachea, the large airway from the mouth to the lungs. This is done to ensure that patients who are asleep under anesthesia are able to fully breath. This outcome measured the hours from the time the patient leaves the operating room until they were extubated, or had the tube removed from their trachea.

Time frame: Hours until patient is extubated from time patient leaves the operating room

Secondary Outcome 5: Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) and Oral Opioid Consumption at the 24, 48, 96 and 120 Hour Time Points

Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) is when the patient chooses to give themselves some form of analgesia, or painkiller, depending on their post-operation pain levels. Oral opioid consumption is the measure of all painkiller medicine that was prescribed by the hospital to the patient to take. This outcome measures each of these up to each time point and also measures the total PCA and oral opioid consumption post-procedure for the whole hospital stay.

Time frame: 24-, 48, -96 and 120-hours

Secondary Outcome 6: ICU and Hospital Length of Stay From Procedure to Discharge

The outcome measures the time spent in the intensive care unit (ICU) as well as the total hospital length of stay.

Time frame: Procedure to Discharge

Secondary Outcome 7: Ambulatory Movement During Hospital Stay

Ambulatory Movement, defined as the subjects ability to sit up, stand up, walk and flex both the left and right shoulders, was measured at multiple time points during hospital stay.

Time frame: Baseline, 48, 72, 96, 120 Hours and Discharge