Fast Tracking Impact on Fentanyl Consumption and Parents Satisfaction

Ain Shams University70 enrolled

Overview

The investigators are measuring fentanyl consumption in micrograms used during anesthesia for patients on fast track congenital cardiac surgeries

The investigators are measuring fentanyl consumed for both fast track and conventional corrective cardiac surgeries and also parents Parental Perceptions satisfaction with early child communication in ICU and impact of caudal anesthesia on extubation time our 2ry outcomes are the hospital and ICU length of stay

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Fentanyl Adverse Reaction Caudal Anesthesia

Interventions

FentanylDRUG

amount of fentanyl used in both groups

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 MonthsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients diagnosed with congenital cardiac anomaly for surgical correction. * age limit: child 3months of age to 18 years Exclusion Criteria: patients with any o the following: * emergency surgeries * redo surgeries * complex surgeries * patients weight less than 3kg

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fentanyl consumption

amount of fentanyl used in microgram

Time frame: during the procedure (corrective surgery)

parents satisfaction: questionnare

questionnare for parents satisfaction by early child communication

Time frame: after discharge from the ICU up to 1 week

Secondary Outcomes

intensive care length of stay

number of days in ICU

Time frame: after departure from operation room until ward discharge up to 3 weeks

hospital length of stay

total number of days spent in hospital

Time frame: from admission until home discharge up to 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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