01 / Postoperative pain management in thoracic surgery: Paravertebral block versus thoracic epidural.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Granell Gil
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Postoperative Pain Management ◽  
Paravertebral Block ◽  
Thoracic Epidural

scholarly journals Electroacupuncture Reduces Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tongyu Chen ◽  
Ke Wang ◽  
Jianjun Xu ◽  
Wen Ma ◽  
Jia Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Sham Group ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Postoperative Pain Management ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Adjunct Treatment ◽  
Lower Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Intravenous Analgesia

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on postoperative pain management in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. A randomized study was conducted. Ninety-two thoracic surgical patients were randomly divided into an EA group and a sham group. Postoperative intravenous analgesia was applied with a half dose of the conventional drug concentration in both groups. In the EA group, EA treatment was administered for three consecutive days after the surgery with 6 sessions of 30 min each. Compared with the sham group, patients in the EA group had a lower visual analogue scale (VAS) score at 2, 24, 48, and 72 hours and consumed less analgesic after surgery. The incidence of opioid-related adverse effects of nausea was lower in the EA group. The time to first flatus and defecation was also shorter in the EA group. Furthermore, the plasmaβ-endorphin (β-EP) level was higher by radioimmunoassay and the plasma 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) level was lower in the EA group by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay during the first 72 hr after thoracic surgery. Therefore, EA is suitable as an adjunct treatment for postoperative pain management after thoracic surgery.

Postoperative Pain Management in the Elderly Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie N. Hanna ◽  
Jamie D. Murphy ◽  
Kanupriya Kumar ◽  
Christopher L. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Postoperative Pain Management ◽  
The Elderly
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