European journal of anaesthesiology
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Retracted Publication
Opioid-sparing effect of modified intercostal nerve block during single-port thoracoscopic lobectomy: A randomised controlled trial.
Peripheral local anaesthetic blockade has an important role in multimodal postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracic surgery. Intercostal nerve block has an opioid-sparing effect after thoracoscopic surgery, but there is little information about an intra-operative opioid-sparing effect. ⋯ We have shown intra-operative opioid-sparing with a modified intercostal nerve block during single-port thoracoscopic lobectomy, with opioid-sparing extending 48 h after surgery. However, the opioid-sparing effect was not associated with a reduction in opioid side effects.
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Retracted Publication
Acute pain after serratus anterior plane or thoracic paravertebral blocks for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A randomised trial.
Serratus anterior and paravertebral blocks can both be used for video-assisted thoracic surgery. However, serratus anterior blocks are easier to perform, and possibly safer. We therefore tested the primary hypothesis that serratus anterior plane blocks and thoracic paravertebral blocks provide comparable analgesia for video-assisted thoracic surgery. Secondarily, we tested the hypothesis that both blocks lengthen the time to onset of surgical pain and reduce the need for rescue tramadol. ⋯ ChiCTR1800017671; http://www.chictr.org.cn/hvshowproject.aspx?id=13510.