Intercostal nerve cryoablation in lung transplantation: A single-center, propensity score-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achieving adequate pain control after lung transplantation is an essential milestone in a patient's recovery. We compared postoperative opioid use, clinical outcomes, and respiratory function in lung transplant recipients treated with intercostal nerve cryoablation (INC) compared to those receiving standard pain management.

Methods

We reviewed all adult lung transplants performed at our center between January 2016 and December 2022. We excluded cases performed through median sternotomy and patients with prior thoracotomies, multiorgan transplants, and redo transplants. We performed a propensity score-matched analysis, comparing patients who received INC versus those who received standard pain management. The primary outcome was cumulative postoperative opioid use

SUBMITTER: Salan-Gomez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883701 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature