Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth · Aug 2020
Effect of Regional Analgesia Techniques on Opioid Consumption and Length of Stay After Thoracic Surgery.
We examined how intercostal nerve block (ICNB) with standard bupivacaine and ICNB with extended-release liposomal bupivacaine, compared with thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), were associated with postoperative opioid pain medication consumption and hospital length of stay (LOS) after thoracic surgery. ⋯ Multimodal analgesia involving regional anesthetic alternatives to TEA could help manage postoperative pain in thoracic surgery patients.