Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to continuous erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for pulmonary nodule surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Dexamethasone significantly enhances the analgesic efficacy of continuous ESPB, improving early pain control, recovery quality, and opioid-sparing after VATS, but does not reduce the incidence of chronic persistent surgical pain.
Authors
- Haiying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4728-607X)
- Haolin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9679-5850)
- Yiyong Wei
- Liang Fang
- Peng Lu
- Wei Chen
- Jia Nie
- Yu Zhang
- Huanhuan Ma
Institutions
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Zunyi Medical University (CN)
- Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital (CN)
- Xinqiao Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2625547
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15