Opioid-free Anesthesia in Thoracic Surgery

No study has been conducted to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of an Opioid-Free Anesthesia (OFA) protocol compared to Opioid-Based Anesthesia (OBA) in thoracic surgery, at risk for intense post-operative pain, to improve patient care. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of OFA on post-operative opioids consumption, pain and the post-operative period after lobectomy by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy Surgery (VATS). systems. Investigators perform a retrospective, single-center study in 2019. Patients were divided into two groups: OFA (with dexmedetomidine) or OBA (sufentanyl). Investigators analyse the total postoperative opioid consumption in the 48 h after surgery. Investigators asses pain intensity in the 48 h after surgery, operative hemodynamic stability, Post-Operative Pain (POP) in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and POP on day 30. All data are available in the medical record Hypothesis: OFA can reduce post-operative opioids consumption, pain in lobectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS).