Impact of general anesthesia type on chronic postsurgical pain following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer: a retrospective propensity-matched cohort study

Anesthetic agents are potential modifiable factors that can mitigate chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) development. This study aimed to investigate the association between propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and the occurrence of CPSP following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer resection.