| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3025406 | Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Pain control is an important aspect of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures. Offering an effective and low-risk method of postoperative pain control is thus vital to a patient's recovery. Hotta and colleagues report the results of a clinical study comparing efficacy of epidurals vs extrapleural catheters in VATS procedures. They found that extrapleural catheters provided equivalent postoperative pain relief when compared to thoracic epidural catheters.
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Authors
Jacob Hutchins, Robby Sikka, Richard C. Prielipp,