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Pain relief after operation by medication through tube placed beneath the skin in cardiac surgical patients

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/07/044245
Lead Sponsor
SNagaswetha
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. age groups 18-65 years of either sex 2. category 1 or 2 under CARE score (Cardiac Anaesthesia Risk Evaluation score) are included in the study viz. coronary artery disease with TVD and normal LV function, all valve replacement surgeries, ASD and VSD closure

Exclusion Criteria

1. emergency surgery 2. Redo surgeries 3. Preoperative inotropic support 4. preoperative poor left ventricular function (EF <40%) 5. clinically significant kidney or liver disease 6. COPD patients, uncontrolled DM 7. morbidly obese patients 8. Low cardiac output syndrome 9. patients allergic to local anaesthetics 10. preexisting coagulopathy 11. postoperative hemodynamic instability 12. If surgeon refuses

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the efficacy of ropivacaine infiltration by pre-sternal multi-orifice catheter for post-sternotomy pain relief in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery based on Visual Analog Score (VAS) and rescue analgesic consumption.Timepoint: Visual analog scale assessment for 48hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to extubation â?¢ Postoperative respiratory parameters â?¢ Length of ICU stay â?¢ Incidence of wound infectionTimepoint: 171
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