Journal of pain research
Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Liposomal Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine, and Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia for Adult Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Retraospective Cohort Study
By Chen X, Fu T, Shen Y and 5 others.
Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of three analgesic regimens-PCIA (patient-controlled intravenous analgesia), R (ropivacaine), and LB (liposomal bupivacaine) local infiltration-in adult patients undergoing VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery).
