Effect of superficial and deep parasternal blocks on recovery after cardiac surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is frequent after cardiac surgery and source of multiple complications that can impair postoperative recovery. Regional anesthesia seems to be an interesting technique to reduce the pain in this context, but its effectiveness in improving recovery has been poorly studied so far. The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two of the most studied chest wall blocks in cardiac surgery, i.e., the superficial and the deep parasternal intercostal plane blocks (SPIP and DPIP respectively), in addition to standard care, versus the standard care without regional anesthesia, on the quality of postoperative recovery (QoR) after cardiac surgery with sternotomy.

Methods

This is a single-center, single-blind, controlled, randomized trial with a 1:1:1 rat

SUBMITTER: Jeanneteau A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10324106 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature