Intercostal Catheters for Postoperative Pain Management in VATS Reduce Opioid Consumption.

Florian PonholzerCaecilia NgHerbert MaierHannes DejacoAndreas SchlagerPaolo LucciariniDietmar ÖfnerFlorian Augustin

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Pain management with ICC reduces the amount of opioids and number of days with opioids patients require to achieve sufficient analgesia. In conclusion, ICC is an effective regional anaesthesia tool in postoperative pain management in minimally invasive thoracic surgery.

Keyphrases

pain management
thoracic surgery
chronic pain
minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors