Comparison of different methods of postoperative analgesia after thoracotomy-a randomized controlled trial.

Conclusions: TEA provided superior anaesthesia compared to PCA in our study group. Use of PCA oxycodone in postoperative pain management after open thoracotomy provides similar nociception control compared to morphine but is associated with less sedation and patients using oxycodone IVPCA require smaller doses of rescue analgesia compared to systemic morphine IVPCA. PMID: 30233861 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research