Pain Management in Thoracic Surgery.

Abstract

Thoracic surgery is considered one of the most painful surgical procedures performed. Pain is mediated via several mechanisms and is affected by the surgical approach as well as patient factors. Pain after thoracic surgery can be debilitating and lead to poor outcomes, such as respiratory complications, longer hospital stays, poor quality of life, and chronic post-thoracotomy pain syndrome. A multimodal approach to postoperative pain that combines systemic and regional anesthesia has been shown to be the most effective in optimizing analgesia in these patients.

• Authors: Kyle Marshall, Keleigh McLaughlin
• Journal: Thoracic surgery clinics (Thorac Surg Clin) Vol. 30 Issue 3 Pg. 339-346 (Aug 2020) ISSN: 1558-5069 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 32593366 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Published by Elsevier Inc.

Topics

• Anesthesia, Conduction
• Humans
• Nerve Block (methods)
• Pain Management (methods)
• Pain, Postoperative (drug therapy, etiology, prevention & control)
• Quality of Life
• Risk Factors
• Thoracic Surgical Procedures (adverse effects)