The Use of Serratus Block for Cardiac Surgery

NYU Langone Health21 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this randomized, un-blinded study is to determine if serratus blocks or Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)-alone (no block) offer patients adequate pain relief. This study will compare two standard of care pain management options and the patients narcotic requirements in the immediate postoperative period.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cardiac Surgery

Interventions

Anesthetic regimen including SBPROCEDURE

Group receiving general anesthesia with the serratus block

Anesthetic regimen including SB or no blockPROCEDURE

Group receiving general anesthesia alone

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over the age of 18 years of age undergoing robotic cardiac surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are not candidates for serratus block

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Amount of intravenous opiates used during the immediate postoperative period

The primary endpoint of the study will be comparison of the amount of intravenous opiates used during the immediate postoperative period between the 2 groups, the group receiving general anesthesia with the serratus block and the group receiving general anesthesia alone.

Time frame: 24 Hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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