Efficacy And Safety Analysis Of Modified Intercostal Nerves Protection Technique In The Application Of Esophageal Cancer Surgery

Object: To investigate the analgesic effect and safety of applying modified intercostal protection in esophageal carcinoma surgery. Method: 80 esophageal cancer patients were chosen from August, 2014 to October, 2015. The patients were randomly divided into observation group and control group. In observation group, patients were received modified intercostal protection in esophageal cancer surgery, while the patients in the control group were received routine esophageal cancer surgery. The VAS scores, analgesic side reactions, chest tube time, pulmonary complications and hospitalization time at postoperative 1 d, 2 d, 3 d, 4 d, 5 d, 7 d, 10 d were analyzed. Result: Comparing to the control, the pain scores of patients in the observation group at postoperative 1 d, 2 d, 3 d, 4 d, 5 d, 7 d, 10 d were significantly lower, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); the incidence rate of patients with vomiting, nausea, dizziness and other adverse reactions in observation group were less than in the control, significantly (P<0.05); the patients with painless, or mild, moderate or severe pains were significantly reduced in the observation group, significantly (P<0.05); the average hospitalization time and drainage tube staying time in the observation group were less than that in the control, while pulmonary complications rate in observation group were less than that in the control, significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The modified intercostal nerve protection technology in esophageal cancer surgery has an analgesic effect, with safety and shortening the hospital stay.