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Pain Management of Pecto-intercostal Fascial Block Versus Intravenous Fentanyl After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Pediatric Patients
Congenital Heart Surgery
Interventions
Other: Ultrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial block
Device: ultrasound
Registration Number
NCT04945694
Lead Sponsor
Mansoura University
Brief Summary

Cardiac surgical patients often experience significant postoperative pain at the median sternotomy site.

In pediatric cardiac surgery, the recommended pre bypass dose of fentanyl to blunt the hemodynamic and metabolic stress response is 25-50 µg/kg Today lower doses are often used in order to achieve early extubation at such doses there is no guarantee that the stress response is completely abolished one way to overcome this problem is the use of the local anesthetic technique Regional anesthetic techniques reduce pain for up to 24 hours after cardiac surgery in children.

Pectointercostal fascial block was first described by de la Torre in patients undergoing breast surgery. This novel technique blocks the anterior cutaneous nerve which is a branch of the intercostal nerve that gives sensory supply to the skin.

Detailed Description

The aim of the current study is to detect the effectiveness of pecto-intercostal fascial block in relieving postoperative pain in noncyanotic pediatric patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery the primary goal of this randomized study is to compare the postoperative pain score in the first postoperative 24 hours and to detect total dose of fentanyl requirements. The secondary goals are intraoperative hemodynamic stress response to surgical stimuli, analgesic consumption in the studied groups, cross-clamping and bypass time, time to extubation, intensive care length of stay, and postoperative complications.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • On pump
  • Elective repair of congenital simple left to right intracardiac shunt
  • Median sternotomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Refusal of their guardians
  • Redo cardiac surgery
  • Previous back injury
  • Previous back surgery
  • Kyphoscoliosis
  • Local infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue at the site of needle puncture
  • Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics
  • Coagulation disorders
  • Renal disease
  • Hepatic disease
  • Pulmonary disease
  • Heart failure
  • Moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Ultrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial blockUltrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial blockPatients will receive bilateral ultrasound-guided pecto-intercostal fascial block
Ultrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial blockPropofolPatients will receive bilateral ultrasound-guided pecto-intercostal fascial block
Ultrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial blockSevofluranePatients will receive bilateral ultrasound-guided pecto-intercostal fascial block
Ultrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial blockAtracuriumPatients will receive bilateral ultrasound-guided pecto-intercostal fascial block
Ultrasound-guided bilateral pecto-intercostal fascial blockultrasoundPatients will receive bilateral ultrasound-guided pecto-intercostal fascial block
Intravenous fentanylIntravenous fentanylPatients will receive only incremental doses of intravenous fentanyl
Intravenous fentanylPropofolPatients will receive only incremental doses of intravenous fentanyl
Intravenous fentanylSevofluranePatients will receive only incremental doses of intravenous fentanyl
Intravenous fentanylAtracuriumPatients will receive only incremental doses of intravenous fentanyl
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total dose of fentanyl requirementsintraoperative and 24 hrs postoperatively

Total dose of fentanyl requirements

Postoperative pain assessmentPostoperative day 1

Postoperative pain will be assessed using the modified objective pain score (OPDS) in children.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum cortisol levelsBasal and one-hour postoperatively
Heart rate [HR]before induction of anesthesia (basal value), after induction of anesthesia, after skin incision, after sternotomy, 15 min after CPB and after the closure of sternum
Invasive mean arterial blood pressure [MAP]before induction of anesthesia (basal value), after induction of anesthesia, after skin incision, after sternotomy, 15 min after CPB and after the closure of sternum

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mansoura University

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Mansoura, DK, Egypt

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