Analysis of the problem of surgical pain is important in view of the fact that the success of
surgical treatment depends largely on proper pain management during the first few days …

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive technique that allows a
faster recovery after thoracic surgery. Although enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) …

Background Minimally invasive thoracic surgery causes significant postoperative pain.
Erector spinae plane (ESP) block and serratus anterior plane (SAP) block promise effective …

Post-operative pain after minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in
adults is commonly managed with oral and parenteral opioids and invasive regional …

Objectives Investigate whether an ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) can
be used to manage postoperative pain in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) patients …

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 …

We evaluated the effect of pre‐operative serratus anterior plane block on postoperative pain
and opioid consumption after thoracoscopic surgery. We randomly allocated 89 participants …

Methods We searched PubMed and Google Scholar databases from inception to May 2021
using the terms “thoracic surgery”,“thoracic surgery AND pain management”,“thoracic …

Importance In minimally invasive thoracic surgery, paravertebral block (PVB) using
ultrasound (US)–guided technique is an efficient postoperative analgesia. However, it is an …