The researchers will compare the common methods of post-surgical pain control, such as epidural or intercostal nerve block with a newer method called cryoablation. The research team is conducting this study to determine if cryoablation provides more effective pain control when compared to an epidural or intercostal nerve block.
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Severity of pain in the peri-operative period
Timeframe: Post-op day 1 and day of hospital discharge, approximately 3 days
Inflammatory cytokine levels as measured by blood samples
Timeframe: Pre-surgery, 6-hours after end of surgery and 24-hours after surgery
Inflammatory cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, TNF-a) levels correlations to pain score
Timeframe: Pre-surgery, 6-hours after end of surgery and 24-hours after surgery
Peri-operative pain scores between different surgical incisions (posterolateral thoracotomy vs thoracoscopy)
Timeframe: baseline (pre-op), post-op day 1, day of hospital discharge, approximately 3 days, 2-weeks postop and 30-, 90-, and 180-days postop
Peri-operative nerve function between different surgical incisions (posterolateral thoracotomy vs thoracoscopy)
Timeframe: baseline (pre-op), post-op day 1, day of hospital discharge, approximately 3 days, 2-weeks postop and 30-, 90-, and 180-days postop