Reducing treatment time and number of nerves treated fails to improve cryoanalgesia outcomesCentral MessagePerspective

Objective: Cryoanalgesia is an attractive method to improve postoperative pain. However, our randomized trial did not show significant reduction in pain or opioid use in adults undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgery. We hypothesized that reducing the number of intercostal spaces and treatmen...

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Main Authors:	Lauren Drake, DO, Kara Specht, PA-C, Pamela Kuchta, CRNP, Lawrence Crist, DO, Hiran C. Fernando, MD, Benny Weksler, MD
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Elsevier 2026-02-01
Series:	JTCVS Open
Subjects:	cryoanalgesia minimally invasive thoracic surgery opioids pain
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273625005054
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