General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Mar 2020
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyIntercostal block vs. epidural analgesia in thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery: a randomized trial.
To explore the best strategy for combatting pain after thoracoscopic lobectomy for cancer. ⋯ Although our limited sample size compromised our ability to draw definitive conclusions, intercostal nerve block followed by high-dose oral celecoxib seems to be an option for patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.