Abstract
Pain control is an important aspect of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures. Offering an effective and low-risk method of postoperative pain control is thus vital to a patient's recovery. Hotta and colleagues report the results of a clinical study comparing efficacy of epidurals vs extrapleural catheters in VATS procedures. They found that extrapleural catheters provided equivalent postoperative pain relief when compared to thoracic epidural catheters.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-18 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Epidural
- Extrapleural catheter
- Pain
- Paravertebral
- VATS