Status:
RECRUITING
Bilateral Two Levels Serratus Anterior Plane Block in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery With Median Sternotomy
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Congenital Heart Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-6 years
Phase:
EARLY_PHASE1
Brief Summary
The serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is an anterolateral thoracic wall block that was described in 2013 by Blanco et al. who presented it as an alternative to other regional anesthetic techniques....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS) category 1,2 and 3 Pediatric patients undergoing corrective congenital cardiac surgeries via a median sternotomy
Exclusion
- • Refusal of legal guardian.
- Patient with congestive heart failure .
- Patient weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass on high doses of inotropic support (Adrenaline or noradrenaline more than 200ng/kg/min).
- Patient undergoing Redo cardiac surgery.
- Known allergy to local anesthetics.
- Infection at injection site.
- Bleeding disorders (drug induced i.e., coumadin; or genetic i.e. hemophilia; or acquired i.e. DIC), coagulopathy: PTT \> 40 seconds, INR \> 1.4, platelet count \< 100x10⁹.
- severe renal or hepatic insufficiency.
- Neurological disorders because it will be difficult to assess their pain score (e.g. cerebral palsy).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 20 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06221150
Start Date
January 20 2025
End Date
June 30 2025
Last Update
January 28 2025
Active Locations (1)
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1
Pediatric University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt