Although less invasive, postoperative analgesia remains challenging in patients undergoing uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).
Although less invasive, postoperative analgesia remains challenging in patients undergoing uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Adequate postoperative pain relief is imperative to hasten functional recovery, accelerate discharge from the hospital, and reduce chronic postsurgical pain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
102
Patients will receive ultrasound-guided deep serratus anterior plane block with isobaric bupivacaine.
Patients will receive local wound infiltration with isobaric bupivacaine.
Patients will receive ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block with isobaric bupivacaine.
Seham M. Moeen
Asyut, Egypt
Time to first analgesic requirement
Assessed in minutes
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
Postoperative pain intensity
Assessed by the numerical rating pain scale, an 11-point scale graded from 0 to 10 (0 = no pain, 10 = the worst imaginable pain)
Time frame: 24 hours after surgery
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