The Use of Serratus Block for Cardiac Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac Surgery
• Interventions: Procedure: Anesthetic regimen including SB; Procedure: Anesthetic regimen including SB or no block

• Registration Number: NCT03237546
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized, un-blinded study is to determine if serratus blocks or Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)-alone (no block) offer patients adequate pain relief. This study will compare two standard of care pain management options and the patients narcotic requirements in the immediate postoperative period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-17
• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-31
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-02
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-13
• Study Completion: 2017-11-13
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients over the age of 18 years of age undergoing robotic cardiac surgery.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Patients who are not candidates for serratus block

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Serratus blocks	Anesthetic regimen including SB	The serratus plane is interstitial tissue, below the serratus muscle. The injection of bupivacaine numbs the anterior branch of the thoracodorsal nerve. This technique allows for the medication to diffuse along the area of the serratus plane to provide numbing of that area. Upon completion of the block, the patient will be evaluated for extubation and emerged from general anesthesia if appropriate.
PCA-alone (no block)	Anesthetic regimen including SB or no block	All subjects will receive fentanyl intravenous patient controlled anesthesia pumps as part of standard care. The amount of fentanyl self-administered by the patient or given by a clinician during 24 hours following surgery will be compared amongst the two groups.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Amount of intravenous opiates used during the immediate postoperative period	24 Hours	The primary endpoint of the study will be comparison of the amount of intravenous opiates used during the immediate postoperative period between the 2 groups, the group receiving general anesthesia with the serratus block and the group receiving general anesthesia alone.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States