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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Pediatric University Hospitals

Cairo, Egypt