Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block for Open Heart Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2020-01-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Poststernotomy pain is a complication of cardiac surgery. Poorly controlled pain is associated with myocardial ischemia, cardiac arrhythmias, hypercoagulability, pulmonary complications, and increased rates of delirium and wound infection.

The transverse thoracic muscle plane (TTMP) block is a novel plane block that provide pain for sternotomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of ultrasound guided TTMP block in patients undergoing open heart surgery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

American Society of Anesthesiologist's physiologic state I-III patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

chronic pain bleeding disorders renal or hepatic insufficiency patients on chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications emergency cases