Table 1 Schedule of assessments

From: Thoracic paravertebral block for perioperative lung preservation during VATS pulmonary surgery: study protocol of a randomized clinical trial

	Enrolment	Allocation	Primary study period				Follow-up
Timepoint	−1d	0	PRE: 0–30 min	OLV for 30 min	5 min after the end of OLV	PACU	POD 1	POD 2	POD 3–7	POD 30	POD 60
Enrolments
Eligibility screen	×
Informed consent	×
Allocation		×
Interventions
TPVB			×
Assessments
Baseline information
Composite outcome of PPCs							×	×	×	×	×
LUS score	×						×	×
Blood gas analysis	×			×	×	×
NRS score	×						×	×		×	×
QoR-15 score	×						×	×		×	×
Complications assessment						×	×	×	×	×	×
Mortality rate										×	×

PRE preoperative, TPVB thoracic paravertebral block, PPCs postoperative pulmonary complications, OLV one-lung ventilation, PACU post anaesthesia care unit, POD postoperative day, LUS lung ultrasound, NRS numeric rating scale, QoR-15 quality of recovery with the 15-item scale

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