Ultrasound-Guided Bilateral Sequential Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Simultaneous Bilateral Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Figure 1 Flowchart of the study design.

Abbreviations: UVATS, uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; TPVB, thoracic paravertebral block.

Figure 2 Trial schedule.

Abbreviations: POS, postoperative; NRS, numeric rating score; PHPS, Prince Henry pain score; PONV, postoperative nausea and vomiting; QoR-40 score, quality of recovery-40; PCIA, patient-controlled intravenous analgesia; TPVB, thoracic paravertebral block; IL-6, interleukin 6; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.