Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
Epidural analgesia versus systemic opioids for postoperative pain management after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) : Protocol for a systematic review
Study context
- Population
- Patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
- Planned comparison
- Systemic opioids vs epidural analgesia
- Primary endpoint
- Postoperative pain intensity at rest and during activity
- Follow-up
- 24, 48, and 72 h
Methodological detailsCochrane Handbook, PRISMA-P, no restriction on study type, two independent reviewers, Risk of bias assessed with Cochrane Risk of Bias tools, Search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus citation searches, gray literature (Google Scholar) and ongoing studies, Meta-analysis if feasible, otherwise descriptive analysis; secondary outcomes: rescue opioid use, hospital LOS, adverse events
- Cochrane Handbook
- PRISMA-P
- No restriction on study type
- Two independent reviewers
- Risk of bias assessed with Cochrane Risk of Bias tools
- Search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus citation searches, gray literature (Google Scholar) and ongoing studies
- Meta-analysis if feasible, otherwise descriptive analysis; secondary outcomes: rescue opioid use, hospital LOS, adverse events
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Epidural analgesia versus systemic opioids for postoperative pain management after VATS : Protocol for a systematic review. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 7 November 2024. doi:10.
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