A prospective double-blinded randomized control trial comparing erector spinae plane block to thoracic epidural analgesia for postoperative pain in video-assisted thoracic surgery

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.