Research Article: A Novel Opioid-Sparing Analgesia Following Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Non-Inferiority Trial
Introduction:
Spurred by concerns about undesirable side effects following opioid-based analgesia, strategies for opioid-sparing analgesia are now recommended for single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Multimodal analgesia based on regional techniques can be used to markedly reduce perioperative opioid consumption. However, little is known about its potentially facilitating enhanced recovery effect. Recently, our preliminary observation found that multimodal analgesia based on modified intercostal nerve block…
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