Research progress of regional block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery
Postoperative pain is an important factor affecting the rapid recovery of patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery.Effective analgesia can significantly relieve postoperative pain,reduce the use of opi-oids,and reduce the occurrence of postoperative complications.With the development of ultrasound technolo-gy,ultrasound-guided regional block has become an important part of postoperative analgesia in patients un-dergoing thoracoscopic surgery due to its advantages of high accuracy and few complications.At present,tho-racic epidural analgesia,thoracic paravertebral block,serratus anterior plane block,erector spinae plane block and intercostal nerve block.etc are commonly used in thoracoscopic surgery.This article reviewed the clinical application of the various types of regional block techniques in postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery.