First author, year | Sample | Age, year | Anaesthesia method | Surgical procedure | Conversion to intubation | Postoperative analgesia | Morbidity due to gastrointestinal reactions |
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Pompeo, 2004 [21] | 30 | 60 (45–68) | TEA at T4-T5 | Pulmonary nodule resection | 4 (13.3%) | TEA | NR |
Pompeo, 2007 [22] | 21 | 28 ± 14 | Locoregional anaesthesia | Bullectomy | 0 | TEA | 1 (4.8%) |
Vanni, 2010 [23] | 25 | 57 (51–62) | TEA | NR | 0 | PCIA | 0 |
Tacconi, 2010 [24] | 11 | 48 (43–55) | TEA | Lung nodule resection, bullectomy, pleura-lung biopsy | 0 | PCIA | 0 |
Pompeo, 2011 [25] | 32 | 64 ± 9 | TEA at T4–5 | Lung volume reduction | 2 (6.3%) | NR | 0 |
Pompeo, 2013 [26] | 20 | 67 ± 12 | TEA at T4 | Pleurodesis | 0 | NR | 0 |
Cai, 2013 [27] | 30 | 23.5 ± 10.6 | Laryngeal mask anesthesia | Bullectomy | 0 | PCIA | 3 (10.0%) |
Wang, 2014 [28] | 50 | 43.2 ± 14.7 | General anesthesia; laryngeal mask | Bullectomy, lobectomy, biopsy, mediastinal mass excision | 0 | NR | 0 |
Liu, 2015 [29] | 167 | NR | TEA | Wedge resection, lobectomy | 0 | NR | 4 (2.4%) |
Chen, 2016 [30] | 85 | 23.3 ± 6.8 | Intravenous anesthesia | Sympathectomy | 0 | NR | 0 |
Mao, 2018 [31] | 30 | 21 ± 3.2 | General anesthesia + laryngeal mask | NUSS procedure | 0 | PCIA | 3 (10.0%) |
Hwang, 2018 [32] | 21 | 17 (17–45) | Sedation anesthesia | Bullectomy | 0 | Local analgesia | 0 |
Mogahed, 2019 [33] | 35 | 42.9 ± 9.6 | General anaesthesia | Lung resections, excision/biopsy of mediastinal mass, foreign body extraction and pericardial window. | 0 | Intramuscular ketoprofen | NR |
35 | 43.5 ± 10.5 | General anaesthesia + TEA | |||||
35 | 44.0 ± 9.3 | General anaesthesia + intercostal block infiltration |