Pain Management Approaches for Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis
Regional pain management techniques, particularly ESP and SAP blocks, were associated with reduced pain and opioid use while maintaining hemodynamic stability compared to GA. Given the relatively small sample sizes in the TEA and SAP groups, these findings should be interpreted cautiously, and prospective studies are needed to confirm and refine these approaches.
Authors
- Dmitry Frank
- Michael Semyonov
- Leonid Ruderman
- Moshe Shmueli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2307-1370)
- Yael Refaely
- Alexander Zlotnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2440-2816)
- Yair Binyamin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2147-7353)
- Evgeni Brotfain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1353-9852)
- Michael Dubilеt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5424-4199)
- Alexander Smirnov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3544-6447)
- Pavel Maron
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Soroka Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s547426
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00