Table 1.
Details of the surgery and analgesia in the patients
| Diagnosis | Surgery + surgical approach | Rib removal | Incision at ICS | SAP catheter at ICS | NRS* | NRS^ | Rescue analgesia | SAP catheter removed on POD | Special point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteosarcoma femur with lung metastasis | Left metastasectomy (open MSPLT) | No | 4th | 6th | 2.5 (1) | 2–3 | No | 3 | – |
| Osteosarcoma tibia with lung metastasis | Right metastasectomy + middle lobectomy (VATS assisted) | No | 4th, 6th, 8th | 5th | 1 (0.25) | 1–2 | No | 3 | – |
| Osteosarcoma femur with lung metastasis | Left metastasectomy (VATS assisted) | No | 5th, 7th, 8th | 6th | 2 (1) | 1–3 | No | 2 | – |
| Osteosarcoma tibia with lung metastasis | Left upper lobectomy (VATS assisted) | No | 4th, 7th, 8th | 6th | 2.5 (1.25) | 1–6 | Yes, at 24 h post-op | 3 | Pain at ICD (8th ICS) |
| Carcinoma lung | Right lower lobectomy (VATS to open MSPLT) | Yes | 5th | 6th | 2.5 (1.25) | 2–7 | Yes, at 18 h post-op | 2 | Two ribs removed |
| Carcinoma lung | Right upper lobectomy (open MSPLT) | No | 4th | 5th | 2.5 (1.25) | 2–7 | Yes, at 24 h post-op | 2 | Pain at ICD site (7th ICS) |
| Carcinoma lung | Left upper lobectomy (VATS to open MSPLT) | No | 4th, 7th, 8th | 6th | 2 (1.25) | 1–6 | Yes, at 1 h post-op | 0 | Poor spread of drug |
| Carcinoma lung | Left lower lobectomy (VATS to open MSPLT) | No | 4th, 7th, 8th | 6th | 2 (1) | 2–3 | No | 2 | – |
| Neuroendocrine tumour of lung | Left lower lobectomy (open MSPLT) | No | 5th | 7th | 2 (1) | 2–3 | No | 6 | – |
| Posterior mediastinal nerve sheath tumour | Mass excision (VATS to open MSPLT) | No | 4th, 7th | 6th | 2 (1.25) | 1–3 | No | 4 | – |
ICS intercostal space, POD post-operative day, MSPLT muscle-sparing posterolateral thoracotomy, VATS video-assisted thoracoscopy, NRS* numeric rating scores for pain expressed as median with interquartile range, NRS^ range of NRS