# The clinical and cost-effectiveness of paravertebral blockade versus thoracic epidural blockade in reducing chronic post-thoracotomy pain: TOPIC2 RCT synopsis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-clinical-and-cost-effectiveness-of-paravertebral-blockade-versus-thoracic/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ben Shelley,Lee Middleton,Andreas Göebel,Stephen Grant,Louise Jackson,Mishal Javed,M. A. Jepson,Nandor Marczin,Rajnikant Mehta,Teresa Melody,Babu Naidu,H. Summers,Lajos Szentgyörgyi,Sarah Tearne,Ben Watkins,Matthew Wilson,Andrew Worrall,Joyce Yeung,Fang Gao Smith |
| Citations | 0 |
| DOI | 10.3310/gjfg1715 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | diamond |
| OA URL | https://doi.org/10.3310/gjfg1715 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W7128475515 |
| PMID | 41664616 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2025 |

## Paper authors

- [Joyce Yeung](https://scholariq.org/researchers/joyce-yeung/)

## Paper journal

- [Health Technology Assessment](https://scholariq.org/journals/health-technology-assessment/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Anesthesia and Pain Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-pain-management/)

## Paper topics

- [Anesthesia and Pain Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-pain-management/)
- [Pain Management and Opioid Use](https://scholariq.org/topics/pain-management-and-opioid-use/)
- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)

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