PECS Study for CIED Implantation Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

We aim to determine whether pectoral nerve block (PECS) performed after induction of anesthesia but before surgical incision results less opioid use in the post operative period compared with local infiltration alone in children undergoing Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients 3-18 years undergoing CIED surgery in the chest

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children < 3 years of age at time of procedure as bupivacaine is not licensed for this age group.

• No parental or patient consent

• Allergy to bupivacaine

• Pregnancy or lactation

• Any condition or diagnosis, that could in the opinion of the Principal Investigator or delegate interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study instructions, might confound the interpretation of the study results, or put the participant at risk.