Parasternal and Adductor Canal Blocks in CABG

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07599748

Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University120 enrolled

Overview

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of different postoperative analgesic strategies in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Patients were allocated into three groups receiving either conventional analgesia alone, parasternal block in addition to conventional analgesia, or combined parasternal and adductor canal blocks with conventional analgesia. The study aims to compare postoperative pain scores, opioid consumption, and recovery outcomes among the groups in order to determine whether the addition of regional anesthesia techniques, particularly the combined block approach, provides superior analgesia and enhances postoperative recovery following CABG surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Regional Anaesthsia Pain Management

Interventions

parasternal blockPROCEDURE

Ultrasound-guided parasternal block was performed bilaterally after induction of general anesthesia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Following aseptic skin preparation, a high-frequency linear ultrasound probe was placed parallel to the sternum to identify the parasternal intercostal plane. A block needle was advanced under ultrasound guidance, and local anesthetic was injected into the interfascial plane adjacent to the sternum to provide anterior thoracic wall analgesia. The procedure was performed according to institutional standardized block protocols.

Parasternal block + Adductor canal blockPROCEDURE

In addition to conventional analgesia, patients received ultrasound-guided bilateral parasternal block and adductor canal block after induction of general anesthesia. The parasternal block was performed by injecting local anesthetic into the interfascial plane adjacent to the sternum under ultrasound guidance to provide anterior thoracic wall analgesia. The adductor canal block was performed under ultrasound guidance by depositing local anesthetic within the adductor canal to provide analgesia at the saphenous vein graft harvesting site. All procedures were performed according to standardized institutional protocols.

conventional analgesic regimenOTHER

Patients received standard postoperative analgesia consisting of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The PCA device was initiated in the postoperative period according to institutional analgesia protocols, allowing patient-administered morphine dosing for pain control. Additional rescue analgesics were administered when clinically indicated.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18-80 years Patients classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II-IV Patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery under general anesthesia Patients undergoing saphenous vein graft harvesting during CABG surgery Patients able to understand and use the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) questionnaire Patients who provided written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to participate in the study Known allergy or hypersensitivity to local anesthetics, morphine, or study-related medications Emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery History of chronic opioid use or opioid dependence Pre-existing chronic pain syndromes requiring regular analgesic treatment Cognitive impairment or inability to understand the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) or Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) questionnaire Coagulopathy or ongoing anticoagulant therapy contraindicating regional anesthesia techniques Local infection at the planned block sites Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction Previous surgery or anatomical abnormality preventing performance of the regional blocks Conversion to a surgical procedure other than planned CABG during the intraoperative period Hemodynamic instability requiring mechanical circulatory support or reoperation in the early postoperative period Patients requiring prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation or deep sedation preventing postoperative pain assessment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative opioid consumption

Postoperative opioid consumption will be assessed as the cumulative morphine dose administered via intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA). Morphine consumption will be recorded at predefined postoperative time points, and total morphine consumption will be calculated at 72 hours after surgery.

Time frame: At postoperative 0,1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours; total morphine consumption at 72 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Postoperative pain scores assessed using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Postoperative pain intensity will be evaluated using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst imaginable pain. Pain scores will be recorded at predefined postoperative time points up to 72 hours after surgery.

Time frame: At postoperative 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours

Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) score

Postoperative recovery quality will be assessed using the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) questionnaire at 24 and 72 hours after surgery. The QoR-15 is a validated patient-reported outcome measure evaluating multiple domains of postoperative recovery, with higher scores indicating better recovery quality.

Time frame: At postoperative 24 and 72 hours

Postoperative nausea and vomiting and antiemetic consumption

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) will be evaluated at predefined postoperative time points using a standardized nausea-vomiting scoring system. The requirement for rescue antiemetic treatment and the total amount of antiemetic medication administered during the first 72 postoperative hours will also be recorded.