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Author Spotlight: A Non-Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Multimodal Analgesia and Sevoflurane Inhalation Anesthesia
Published on: May 26, 2023
Thoracic regional anesthesia and the impact on ventilation
Adrian Bosenberg1, Erica Holland1
1Department Anaesthesiology and Pain Management, University Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Abstract:
Thoracic surgical incisions can be associated with intense pain or discomfort. Postoperative thoracic pain may be multifactorial in origin. Inadequate analgesia causes respiratory dysfunction. Adequate analgesia preserves pulmonary function and may hasten recovery. Intravenous opioids are widely used but sufficient analgesia is seldom achieved in doses that permit safe spontaneous ventilation. Thoracic regional anesthesia provides profound analgesia, is opiate sparing and has minimal depressant effects on ventilation. Thoracic regional anesthesia is both an effective alternative to systemic analgesics or can be used as part of a multimodal analgesic technique.
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