Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Response to letter to the editor on “Continuous paravertebral block combined with multilevel single-shot intercostal nerve blocks for pain control after thoracotomy”

  • Letter to the Editor
  • Published:
Journal of Anesthesia Aims and scope Submit manuscript

The Original Article was published on 19 December 2023

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Yuan YJ, Li XY, Xue FS. Continuous paravertebral block combined with multilevel single-shot intercostal nerve blocks for pain control after thoracotomy. J Anesth. 2023;19:1–2.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Kumar S, Hameed M, Shehzad R, Samad K. The comparison of the analgesic efficacy of continuous paravertebral block alone compared with continuous paravertebral and intercostal nerve block for thoracotomy in adults: a randomized controlled trial. J Anesth. 2023;37(6):923–9.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Mesbah A, Yeung J, Gao F. Pain after thoracotomy. BJA Educ. 2016;16(1):1–7.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Hazelrigg SR, Landreneau RJ, Boley TM, Priesmeyer M, Schmaltz RA, Nawarawong W, Johnson JA, Walls JT, Curtis JJ. The effect of muscle-sparing versus standard posterolateral thoracotomy on pulmonary function, muscle strength, and postoperative pain. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1991;101(3):394–401.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Kolettas A, Lazaridis G, Baka S, Mpoukovinas I, Karavasilis V, Kioumis I, Pitsiou G, Papaiwannou A, Lampaki S, Karavergou A, Pataka A. Postoperative pain management. J Thorac Dis. 2015;7:S62-72.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  6. Yakşi E, Yakşi O. Current treatment options for post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: a review. Curr Thorac Surg. 2017;2(3):103–10.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Doleman B, Leonardi-Bee J, Heinink TP, Boyd-Carson H, Carrick L, Mandalia R, Lund JN, Williams JP. Pre-emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021;6(6):CD012978.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Doleman B, Sutton AJ, Sherwin M, Lund JN, Williams JP. Baseline morphine consumption may explain between-study heterogeneity in meta-analyses of adjuvant analgesics and improve precision and accuracy of effect estimates. Anesth Analg. 2018;126(2):648–60.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Dost B, Kaya C, Turunc E, Dokmeci H, Yucel SM, Karakaya D. Erector spinae plane block versus its combination with superficial parasternal intercostal plane block for postoperative pain after cardiac surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022;22(1):295.

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  10. Kim S, Song SW, Do H, Hong J, Byun CS, Park JH. The analgesic efficacy of the single erector spinae plane block with intercostal nerve block is not inferior to that of the thoracic paravertebral block with intercostal nerve block in video-assisted thoracic surgery. J Clin Med. 2022;11(18):5452.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  11. Aranda Valderrama P, Greenberg RS, Vecchione TM, Finney AG, Prichett LM, Vanderhoek SM. Combined erector spinae plane block with surgical intercostal nerve cryoablation for Nuss procedure is associated with decreased opioid use and length of stay. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;6:104407.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

None.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University, 2nd floor Private Wing, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan

    Malika Hameed & Khalid Samad

Authors
  1. Malika Hameed
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Khalid Samad
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Malika Hameed.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest related to this work.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Hameed, M., Samad, K. Response to letter to the editor on “Continuous paravertebral block combined with multilevel single-shot intercostal nerve blocks for pain control after thoracotomy”. J Anesth 38, 152–153 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-023-03308-y

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-023-03308-y

Keywords

Search

Navigation