Fast-tracking with continuous thoracic epidural analgesia in pediatric congenital heart surgeries: A Retrospective Study
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: Q20-Q28- Congenital malformations of the circulatory system
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/01/039585
- Lead Sponsor
- Army Hospital Research and Referral
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 390
Inclusion Criteria
All children below 12 years of age, who underwent cardiac surgery over the past 24 months
Exclusion Criteria
preoperative sepsis, were on mechanical ventilation before surgery, on Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) perioperatively and patients who were never extubated and died in post-operative period.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method primary objective of assessing the incidence of successful fast-tracking in paediatric cardiac surgery using continuous thoracic epidural analgesiaTimepoint: till patients are discharged from the hospital post cardiac surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method secondary objectives included outcome assessment like mechanical ventilation duration, length of hospital stay, ICU complications and also causes of failure in fast-trackingTimepoint: till patients are discharged from the hospital post cardiac surgery