Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Comparison between thoracic epidural analgesia VS patient controlled analgesia on chronic postoperative pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A prospective randomized controlled study
Primary result · CPSPResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.31 95 % CI 0.18–0.54Study context
- Population
- Patients ≥18 years scheduled for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)231 analysed
- Participants
- 231 patients
- Comparison
- Thoracic epidural analgesia vs GA with patient-controlled IV analgesia
- EPIn = 117
- Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA)n = 114reference
- Primary endpoint
- Incidence of chronic postoperative pain (CPSP)
- Follow-up
- 3 months postoperatively
Methodological detailssingle-centre, single-blind
- Single-centre
- Single-blind
Primary result
CPSP
Odds ratio
0.31
95 % CI 0.18–0.54
P < 0.0001
Events by treatment group
EPI vs PCIA
OR 0.31 (95 % CI 0.18–0.54); P < 0.0001
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
CPSP · 6 months postoperatively
P < 0.0001
Original publication
Comparison between thoracic epidural analgesia VS patient controlled analgesia on chronic postoperative pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: A prospective randomized controlled study. J Clin Anesth. Published 27 November 2024. doi:10.
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