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  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Pain Management
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures

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  • Post-thoracic surgery pain management remains a challenge, often necessitating significant opioid use.
  • Minimally invasive techniques like uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (uVATS) aim to reduce surgical trauma but pain control is still critical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of intercostal nerve cryoablation (CRYO) for pain control in adult patients undergoing pulmonary resection.
  • To compare pain scores and opioid consumption between patients receiving standard pain management and those additionally treated with CRYO.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 49 adult patients undergoing pulmonary resection via uVATS.
  • Comparison of patients receiving standard pain regimen (STANDARD) versus those receiving STANDARD plus intraoperative intercostal nerve cryoablation (CRYO).
  • Primary outcomes included pain scores and morphine equivalent dosages (MED); secondary outcomes included length of stay, chest tube duration, and adverse events.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in pain scores on postoperative days 1-4 between CRYO and STANDARD groups.
  • Significantly reduced morphine equivalent dosages (MED) in the CRYO group on postoperative days 1, 2, 3, and 4 compared to the STANDARD group.
  • Similar length of stay, chest tube duration, and adverse events between groups; no complications attributed to CRYO.

Conclusions:

  • Intercostal nerve cryoablation (CRYO) is a safe adjunct for pain management during pulmonary resection.
  • CRYO effectively decreases in-hospital opioid requirements following thoracic surgery.
  • Further prospective studies are warranted to validate these findings.