About this trial
This study aims to evaluate the clinical association between intraoperative paravertebral block and the reduction of postoperative complications following thoracic surgery.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Male or female participants aged 18 years or older.
Scheduled to undergo thoracic surgery via Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (RATS), including wedge resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy, or mediastinal surgery.
Signed informed consent obtained prior to study participation. -
Disqualifiers
Patients who refuse to provide informed consent.
Anesthesiologists who have not received training in ultrasound-guided paravertebral block (PVB-US).
History of ipsilateral thoracic surgery.
Conversion to open thoracotomy during the procedure.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Paravertebral Block (PVB)
Treatment groups
Locations
1Sponsors and collaborators
Tongji Hospital
Lead sponsor