Esketamine vs. placebo combined with erector spinae plane block vs. intercostal nerve block on quality of recovery following thoracoscopic lung resection: A randomized controlled factorial trial.

Jing-Hui HuZhang-Zhen ZhongHai-Jing ShiJie WangShaomu ChenXi-Sheng ShanHua-Yue LiuHong LiuLingzhong MengFu-Hai JiKe Peng

Published in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2024)

For patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung resection, subanesthetic esketamine improved QoR after surgery, while ICNB can be used interchangeably with ESPB as a component of multimodal analgesia.

Keyphrases

pain management
ultrasound guided
patients undergoing
thoracic surgery
phase iii
chronic pain
robot assisted
clinical trial
study protocol
phase ii
randomized controlled trial
open label
quality improvement
minimally invasive