Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Aug 2024
Criteria for continuous neuraxial analgesia associated with reduced mortality in patients undergoing thoracotomy.
Both thoracic epidural analgesia and thoracic paravertebral analgesia are effective techniques to control pain and minimize the stress response following thoracic surgery. We hypothesized that continuous neuraxial techniques may be associated with a decrease in the incidence of postoperative mortality after thoracotomy. Additionally, we aimed to identify subgroup populations that may benefit more from neuraxial anesthesia. ⋯ Neuraxial analgesic techniques are associated with reductions in postoperative mortality after open thoracic surgery in selected patients.