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Summary

Effective pain management after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) remains challenging. While regional analgesia shows promise, further research is needed to establish optimal pain control guidelines for VATS procedures.

Area of Science:

Thoracic surgery
Pain management
Regional analgesia

Context:

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) minimizes trauma but causes moderate acute postoperative pain.
A definitive gold standard for regional analgesia in VATS is lacking.
Existing studies on VATS pain management are highly heterogeneous.

Purpose:

To review the current evidence for pain management strategies in VATS.
To identify effective regional analgesia techniques for VATS procedures.
To highlight the need for evidence-based guidelines in VATS pain control.

Summary:

Paravertebral block (PVB) and catheter techniques may improve early postoperative pain.
Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is an effective treatment, though not definitively superior.

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