A Comparison of Intercostal Nerve Block and Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Study
ICNB plus IV PCA was inferior to TEA for postoperative pain management of VATS in the study population. Protocol-based prospective studies are needed to determine the efficacy of this strategy.
Authors
- Yuji Otsuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4715-3808)
- Kyosuke Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2246-4650)
- Wakako Sato
- Koichi Yoshinaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7437-9979)
- Yusuke Iizuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-0222)
- Keiko Kajitani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7160-9193)
- Kentaro Fukano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3105-9692)
- Shigehiko Uchino
- Mai Yoshimochi
Institutions
- Shizuoka University (JP)
- Jichi Medical University (JP)
- Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- Mitsui Memorial Hospital (JP)
- Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81635
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00