Effects of paravertebral block on postoperative analgesia in children undergoing unilateral thoracotomy cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study aims to determine whether paravertebral block (PVB) provides better postoperative analgesia, lower incidence of complications and faster recovery compared with local anaesthetic wound infiltration for school-aged children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass via thoracotomy.

Method and analysis

This is a single-centre, randomised controlled trial. We will enrol 100 children aged 6-14 years with atrial or ventricular septal defects scheduled for thoracotomy cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. The patients will be randomly assigned to the PVB group and the control group in a ratio of 1:1. After the surgery, we will conduct unilateral PVB with ropivacaine for patients in the PVB group, and local anaesthetic wound infiltration f

SUBMITTER: Guo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature