Long Thoracic Nerve Blockade for Pain Treatment After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital60 enrolled

Overview

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) provides an opportunity to penetrate the thoracic cavity by video through an incision into the chest wall and facilitate surgical operation of lung pathologies.Various regional methods of anesthesia are currently being used to achieve this goal. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of Long thoracic nerve bloc on postoperative VATS analgesia.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nerve Block Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

Interventions

Morphine SulfateDRUG

Intravenous morphine infusion with PCA: Solution was concentration of 0.5 mg/mL. Loading dose of 1 mg, 0.5 mg of bolus dose and 20 min of locking time.

BupivacaineDRUG

Ultrasound guided Long thoracic nerve blockage with 5 ml % 0.25 bupivacaine

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who were in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-III class and underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of opioid use preoperatively, * Allergy to local anesthetics, * The presence of any systemic infection, * Uncontrolled arterial hypertension, * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.