Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of ropivacaine as intercostal nerve blocker on postoperative pain after video-assistedthoracic surgery(VATS)of lung were cancer patients.
Methods A total of 60 patients who underwent elective VATS were randomly divided into two groups.The patients in control group were ereated with intercostal nerve blocker with saline.The patients in test groupwere administrated with intercostal nerve blocker with 0.25% ropivacaine.The effects were evaluated using the visual analogue scale(VAS)and Prince Henry Pain Scale(PHPS)at 12(T1), 24(T2), 48(T3), and 72 h(T4) after extubation.Moreover, the adverse events anddosage of morphine after surgery were measured.
Results Compared with the control group, the VAS and PHPS scores of the testgroup were significantly low at T1-T4(P < 0.01).Postoperative respiratory complications, such as pulmonary infection and atelectasis, were less in the test group(P < 0.05) than control.
Conclusion Intercostal nerve block with ropivacaine provides good analgesic effectsfor patients underwent VATS.