Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block for Open Heart Surgery

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.

Timeline

Start

2019-10-01

Primary completion

2020-01-01

Completion

2020-01-15

Publications

• Background Murata H, Hida K, Hara T. Transverse Thoracic Muscle Plane Block: Tricks and Tips to Accomplish the Block. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 May-Jun;41(3):411-2. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000374. No abstract available.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.