Postoperative pain after cardiothoracic surgery can be a significant problem interfering with recovery, yet difficult to manage due to the sedating effects of opiates. These patients frequently have associated postoperative pulmonary changes and are at risk of respiratory depression with opioid analgesia. The ultrasound-guided transversus thoracic muscle plane block (TTMPB) is a recently described regional anesthetic technique showing improvements in postoperative pain management. Further investigation is needed to establish the potential of the TTMPB as an analgesic modality in congenital cardiothoracic surgery in patients under the age of 18.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
A bilateral plane block in the transverse thoracic space
Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Extubation
The amount of time until the patients are extubated in the ICU or OR.
Time frame: 2 years
Surgical Stress Response
HR response to incision
Time frame: 2 years
Opiate Usage
Amount of total opiates used for the heart surgery
Time frame: 2 years
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