The Impact of Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery and Regional Anaesthesia on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Pain Scores
The Effect of Paravertebral Block, Intertransverse Block, and Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Pain Scores in Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery: a Prospective Observational Study
Antalya Training and Research Hospital
96 participants
May 4, 2026
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Conditions
Summary
This present study aims is to compare the effects of ultrasound-guided paravertebral block, intertransverse process block, and erector spinae plane block on postoperative opioid consumption, and pain scores in patients undergoing VATS.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- aged 18-75 years
- American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) score I-III
- body mass index (BMI) <35kg/m2
- scheduled for elective VATS
Exclusion Criteria9
- ASA score ≥4
- BMI ≥35 kg/m2
- declining to give written informed consent
- controendications for block application
- inability to undergo block application
- history neurological disease or peripheral nerve disease
- history of chronic opioid use
- history of severe liver or kidney failure
- patients admitted to the intensive care unit postoperatively intubated
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Interventions
Before the surgery, ultrasoud-guided paravertebral block will be performed before the surgery under standart anaesthesia monitoring
Before the surgery, ultrasoud-guided intertransverse process block will be performed before the surgery under standart anaesthesia monitoring
Before the surgery, ultrasoud-guided erector spinae plane block will be performed before the surgery under standart anaesthesia monitoring
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NCT07578545