RT Book, Section
A1 Pyati, Srinivas
A1 Lindsay, David R.
A1 Buchheit, Thomas
A2 Barbeito, Atilio
A2 Shaw, Andrew D.
A2 Grichnik, Katherine
SR Print(0)
ID 56787009
T1 Chapter 24. Acute and Chronic Post-Thoracotomy Pain
T2 Thoracic Anesthesia
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162566-1
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56787009
RD 2024/04/24
AB Without  adequate  analgesia,  most  patients  would  experience  severe  pain  following  thoracic  surgery.Epidural  analgesia  is  widely  practiced  and  has  been  shown  to  provide  superior  pain  relief  compared  with  systemic  opioids.Multimodal  analgesic  strategies  improve  overall  outcomes  including  patient  satisfaction.Chronic  post-thoracotomy  pain  (CPTP)  is  common  and  remains  a  challenging  condition  to  treat.  Further  investigation  into  prevention  of  this  syndrome  is  needed.