Effect of perioperative lidocaine application on inflammatory factors, immune function, and quality of early postoperative recovery in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Intravenous infusion of lidocaine during the perioperative period was effective in reducing postoperative inflammatory response and the postoperative suppression of cellular immune function in the body, as well as significantly reducing the level of postoperative pain and the incidence of PONV in patients undergoing VATS.