Thoracic epidural analgesia as part of an enhanced recovery program in gynecologic oncology: a prospective cohort study.

Anastasios PandraklakisDimitrios HaidopoulosTheodoros LappasEmmanouil StamatakisDimitrios ValsamidisMaria D OikonomouDimitrios LoutradisAlexandros RodolakisSteven P BischGregg NelsonNikolaos Thomakos

Published in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2023)

In this study we showed that thoracic epidural analgesia, when used as part of an ERAS protocol, is safe and offers more favorable pain relief along with a number of additional benefits, improving the peri-operative experience of patients with gynecologic cancer.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
pain management
neuropathic pain
postoperative pain
chronic pain
ultrasound guided
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord injury
papillary thyroid
endometrial cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
young adults