Liposomal Bupivacaine Pharmacokinetic Study After Median Sternotomy Incision Infiltration in a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the plasma concentration of bupivacaine at various time points after Exparel (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension, Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Parsippany, NJ) is injected subcutaneously for median sternotomy incisions in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.

Timeline

Start

2021-07-15

Primary completion

2023-06-01

Completion

2023-06-01

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped: “PI, Christopher Tirotta, no longer at NCH as of 5-26-23.”

Publications

• Background Chughtai M, Sultan AA, Hudson B, Goodwin RC, Seif J, Khlopas A, Bena J, Jin Y, Gurd DP, Kuivila TE, Ballock RT. Liposomal Bupivacaine Is Both Safe and Effective in Controlling Postoperative Pain After Spinal Surgery in Children: A Controlled Cohort Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2020 Dec;33(10):E533-E538. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000996.
• Background Crowley JS, McLean P, Gabriel RA, Cronin B, Hsieh S, Englar K, Said E, Lance S, Gosman A. The Association of Liposomal Bupivacaine on Opioid Consumption in the Pediatric Alveolar Cleft Population. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Jun;31(4):1078-1081. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006310.
• Background Cohen B, Glosser L, Saab R, Walters M, Salih A, Zafeer-Khan M, Rivas E, Zhang K, Schacham NY, Chodavarapu P, Essber H, Chelnick D, Raza S, Hanline C, Khoshknabi D, Yang D, Seif J, Chhabada S, Turan A. Incidence of adverse events attributable to bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension or plain bupivacaine for postoperative pain in pediatric surgical patients: A retrospective matched cohort analysis. Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Feb;29(2):169-174. doi: 10.1111/pan.13561. Epub 2018 Dec 31.
• Background Cloyd C, Moffett BS, Bernhardt MB, Monico EM, Patel N, Hanson D. Efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine in pediatric patients undergoing spine surgery. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Nov;28(11):982-986. doi: 10.1111/pan.13482. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

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