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Study the postoperative pain reducing anesthetic technique known as ultrasound guided erector spinae block in cardiac surgery in children.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Pediatric patients between age 6 months to 12 years, ASA Grade I or II with congenital heart diseases i.e. ASD, VSD, TOF, TAPVC, requiring elective sternotomy for surgical correction or repair.Health Condition 2: Q213- Tetralogy of Fallot
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/02/011763
Lead Sponsor
Department of Cardiac Anesthesia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

patients of either sex in the age group of 06 months -12 years, patients with congenital heart disease with normal LV function for elective surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

emergency surgery, redo surgery, moderate to severe LV dysfunction, bleeding disorder or abnormal coagulation profile, patients planned for thoracotomy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the assessment of postoperative analgesia by the Modified Objective Pain Score (MOPS) and duration of postoperative analgesia of bilateral erector spinae plane block as compared to standard institutional practices.Timepoint: Modified Objective pain score assessed after extubation and the 2,4,6,8,10,12 hours after extubation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare duration of mechanical ventilation, rescue analgesia (fentanyl) consumption / total opioid consumption and duration of ICU stay.Timepoint: Extubation time, monitoring of pulse rate, blood pressure SpO2, ECG, Respiratory rate, total fentanyl consumption, duration of mechanical ventilation and duration of ICU stay will be recorded every 2,4,6,8,10 and 12 hours.
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