Comparison of postoperative pain and pain control techniques in uniportal and biportal VATS and open surgery patients

Objectives: Thoracotomy causes intense postoperative pain which may become chronic. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)leads to less compared with thoracotomy. In this study, we analyzed scores in patients who underwent lungresections VATS or thoracotomy.Patients and Methods: Patients lung resections uniportal, biportal thoracotomy between May 2015– 2017 were included the study. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) recorded on day 1, 5 (or atdischarge), 2nd week, 1st 3rd months. classified 3 groups, uniportal (n=178), (n=15),thoracotomy (n=60). Demographics, resection type, mortality, morbidity epidural catheter use recorded.Results: Two hundred fifty-three (average age was 57.3 ± 12.7, 94 females) Median hospitalstay days. Uniportal groups had significantly lower all intervals Nochronic seen groups. similar at times. Epidural size ofspecimen did not affect (p=0.18 vs p=0.68).Conclusion: decreases need for patient control analgesia. Specimen does affectpostoperative chronic is rare.