Opioid-Free Anaesthesia Effectiveness in Thoracic Surgery-Objective Measurement with a Skin Conductance Algesimeter: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chest surgery is associated with significant pain, and potent opioid medications are the primary medications used for pain relief. Opioid-free anaesthesia (OFA) combined with regional anaesthesia is promoted as an alternative in patients with an opioid contraindication.

Methods

Objective: To assess the efficacy of OFA combined with a paravertebral block in pain treatment during video-assisted thoracic surgery.

Design

A randomized, open-label study.

Setting

A single university hospital between December 2015 and March 2018.

Participants

Sixty-six patients scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracic surgery were randomized into two groups. Of these, 16 were subsequently excluded from the analysis.

Interventions

OFA combined with a parav

SUBMITTER: Sadowska D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9654453 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature