Erector Muscle Spinae Plane Block in Open Heart Surgery - Effect on Perioperative Opioid Consumption
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-05-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
With the advent of ultrasound (US) guidance, use of regional anaesthesia (RA) is poised to
grow and evolve. Recently, cardiac surgery has benefited from newer US guided interfascial
techniques as they promise to fulfil all the prerequisites of an enhanced recovery after
surgery (ERAS) strategy(1,2).
The erector spinae plane (ESP) block represents such an alternative(3). Speed and ease of
performance are paramount to encourage spread of its use. Hence, the scope of this trial is
to investigate the effects on perioperative opioid consumption and several other secondary
outcomes of a minimalist approach encompassing a bilateral single shot ESP block when applied
as an adjunct to general anaesthesia.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Institutul de Urgenţă pentru Boli Cardiovasculare Prof.Dr. C.C. Iliescu
Treatments:
Analgesics, Opioid Anesthetics Anesthetics, General Fentanyl Ropivacaine