Bilateral Pecto Intercostal Fascial Plane Block After Open Heart Surgeries

Summary

The objective is to test the effect of pecto intercostal fascial plane block (PIFB) as regard its impact on pain after sternotomy involved open heart surgery. The authors hypothesize that bilateral PIFB can reduce pain resulting from sternotomy following open heart surgeries.

Timeline

Start

2019-10-01

Primary completion

2020-11-01

Completion

2020-12-01

Publications

• Background Huang AP, Sakata RK. [Pain after sternotomy - review]. Rev Bras Anestesiol. 2016 Jul-Aug;66(4):395-401. doi: 10.1016/j.bjan.2014.09.003. Epub 2015 Mar 18. Portuguese.
• Background Mazzeffi M, Khelemsky Y. Poststernotomy pain: a clinical review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Dec;25(6):1163-78. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.08.001. Epub 2011 Sep 29. No abstract available.
• Background Chandrakantan A, Glass PS. Multimodal therapies for postoperative nausea and vomiting, and pain. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Dec;107 Suppl 1:i27-40. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer358.
• Background Del Buono R, Costa F, Agro FE. Parasternal, Pecto-intercostal, Pecs, and Transverse Thoracic Muscle Plane Blocks: A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Nov/Dec;41(6):791-792. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000464. No abstract available.
• Background Ohgoshi Y, Ino K, Matsukawa M. Ultrasound-guided parasternal intercostal nerve block. J Anesth. 2016 Oct;30(5):916. doi: 10.1007/s00540-016-2202-5. Epub 2016 Jun 20. No abstract available.

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Indications

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