Paravertebral catheter versus EPidural analgesia in Minimally invasive Esophageal resectioN: a randomized controlled multicenter trial (PEPMEN trial)

Thoracic epidural analgesia is the standard postoperative pain management strategy in esophageal cancer surgery. However, paravertebral block analgesia may achieve comparable pain control while inducing less s...

Source: BMC Cancer - February 22, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: B. F. Kingma, W. J. Eshuis, E. M. de Groot, M. L. Feenstra, J. P. Ruurda, S. S. Gisbertz, W. ten Hoope, M. Marsman, J. Hermanides, M. W. Hollmann, C. J. Kalkman, M. D. P. Luyer, G. A. P. Nieuwenhuijzen, H. J. Scholten, M. Buise, M. J. van Det & hellip; Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research