Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Laparoscopic and Open Thoracoabdominal Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Publication/Presentation Date

11-28-2025

Abstract

Following open thoracoabdominal surgery, patients are at risk of chronic pain due to unintentional peripheral nerve injury (PNI), such as nerve transection, compression, or stretching of peripheral nerves. While laparoscopic surgery is minimally invasive, the incidence of subsequent PNI from laparoscopic surgery remains unknown.PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched for peer-reviewed literature discussing nerve injuries following open or laparoscopic thoracoabdominal surgeries.From 1,580 unique citations, 28 articles (

ISSN

1098-8947

PubMedID

41270964

Department(s)

Medical Education

Document Type

Article

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