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Brief Title: PATHOS Study Pain Assessment in Thoracic Oncologic Surgery
Official Title: PATHOS Study Pain Assessment in Thoracic Oncologic Surgery: a Prospective Randomized Trial on Pain Management After Video Assisted Major Lung Resections.
Study ID: NCT03134729
Brief Summary: A randomized prospective trial to assess whether the use of loco regional anesthesia as adjuvant analgesic therapy is more effective of intravenous analgesia only.
Detailed Description: A prospective randomized trial comparing intravenous analgesia alone and in association with loco regional anesthesia consisting in a homolateral Serratus Plan Block (SPB). Loco regional blockade of the serratus is further examined by allocating the patients to two different approaches: the block being performed under US guidance by the Anesthesiologist before the beginning of the procedure, or under direct visualization, by the operating surgeon, before entering the pleural cavity.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
SacroCuoreDonCalabria Research Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy