Pain Control After Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare postoperative pain control after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting for patients who receive an intercostal block (an anesthetic medicine injected in an area under the ribs) in the operating room and IV acetaminophen (Tylenol) to those who receive an intercostal block and On-Q pain pump catheter (a balloon pump attached to 2 small tubes near your procedure site that automatically delivers pain medicine).

Timeline

Start

2013-01

Primary completion

2015-11

Completion

2015-11

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “Study medication no longer available at institution”

Publications

• Background Walther T, Falk V, Metz S, Diegeler A, Battellini R, Autschbach R, Mohr FW. Pain and quality of life after minimally invasive versus conventional cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Jun;67(6):1643-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00284-2.
• Background McGinn JT Jr, Usman S, Lapierre H, Pothula VR, Mesana TG, Ruel M. Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: dual-center experience in 450 consecutive patients. Circulation. 2009 Sep 15;120(11 Suppl):S78-84. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.840041.
• Background Berger MM, Berger-Gryllaki M, Wiesel PH, Revelly JP, Hurni M, Cayeux C, Tappy L, Chiolero R. Intestinal absorption in patients after cardiac surgery. Crit Care Med. 2000 Jul;28(7):2217-23. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200007000-00006.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.