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Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia with opioids after thoracoscopic lung surgery: a randomized clinical trial.
Abstract
Opioids remain the mainstream therapy for post-surgical pain. The choice of opioids administered by patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) for thoracoscopic lung surgery is unclear. This study compared 3 opioid analgesics for achieving satisfactory analgesia with minimal emesis (SAME).