Postoperative Pain Management in the Elderly Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Marie N. Hanna; Jamie D. Murphy; Kanupriya Kumar; Christopher L. Wu

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.06.004

Postoperative Pain Management in the Elderly Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Marie N. Hanna, Jamie D. Murphy, Kanupriya Kumar, Christopher L. Wu

School of Medicine

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Abstract

The management of postoperative pain in the elderly patient undergoing thoracic surgical procedures represents a significant challenge to health care providers. Compared with younger patients, the elderly patient generally is at higher risk for postoperative complications. Choice of postoperative analgesic regimens may influence perioperative morbidity, particularly in this high-risk group of patients. The available data suggest that use of regional analgesic techniques (ie, epidural and paravertebral catheters) is associated with a decrease in perioperative pulmonary complications.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	353-361
Number of pages	9
Journal	Thoracic surgery clinics
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.06.004
State	Published - Aug 2009

Keywords

Elderly
Epidural
Gabapentin
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent
Opioid
Pain
Postoperative

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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