title: Pain Management in an Enhanced Recovery Pathway After Thoracic Surgical Procedures.
abstract: Pain management is the backbone of enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery (ERATS) care maps, which aim to save time in the operating room, shorten hospital stays, and reduce pain-related adverse events. We describe a systematic approach developed at our institutions to manage pain in patients undergoing thoracic surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: rjmehran@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Reza J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mehran
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
authors.forename: Linda W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Gabriel E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Mena
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Rice
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D015505:Chest Tubes; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods