The effect of continuous intercostal nerve block vs. single shot on analgesic outcomes and hospital stays in minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) grafting surgery is accompanied by severe pain. Although continuous intercostal nerve block (CINB) has become one of the multimodal analgesic techniques in single port thoracoscopic surgery, its effects on MIDCAB are unclear. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of CINB and single shot on analgesic outcomes and hospital stays in patients undergoing MIDCAB in a real-world setting.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was carried out at Peking University Third Hospital, China. Two hundred and sixteen patients undergoing MIDCAB were divided into two groups: a CINB group and a single block (SI) group. The primary outcome was postoperative maximal visual analog scale (VAS); secondary outcomes inc

SUBMITTER: Yao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8903669 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature