Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Epidural analgesia versus oral morphine for postoperative pain management following video-assisted thoracic surgery: A randomised, controlled, double-blind trial
Study context
- Population
- Adults scheduled for video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)146 analysed
- Participants
- 161 adults
- Planned comparison
- TE vs OM
- Primary endpoint
- Proportion of patients with unacceptable pain (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at rest ≥3 or with activity ≥5 when supplementary analgesics given) and use of IV rescue opioids
- Follow-up
- Postoperative period
Methodological detailsdouble-blind, single-centre (Danish tertiary hospital)
- Double-blind
- Single-centre (Danish tertiary hospital)
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Epidural analgesia versus oral morphine for postoperative pain management following video-assisted thoracic surgery: A randomised, controlled, double-blind trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol. Published 15 November 2023. doi:10.
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