Status:

RECRUITING

Ultrasound Guided Bilateral Pectoral Nerve Block Versus Bilateral Transverse Thoracic Plane Block In Pediatric Patients Undergoing Corrective Cardiac Surgeries Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass Via Median Sternotomy

Lead Sponsor:

Cairo University

Conditions:

Ultrasound

Pectoral Nerve Block

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-7 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized, double-blinded, study aims to compare the efficacy of intraoperative and postoperative pain control while using bilateral ultrasound guided the pectoral nerves (PECS) versus transvers...

Detailed Description

Good perioperative analgesia in cardiac surgical patients helps early recovery, ambulation, and early discharge from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Traditional use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory dr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age: 6 months - 7 years.
  • Gender: both sexs .
  • Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS) II and III.
  • Patients undergoing cardiac surgeries requiring cardiopulmonary bypass with midline sternotomy incision.

Exclusion

  • Patients whose parents or legal guardians refuse to participate.
  • Preoperative mechanical ventilation.
  • Patients in coma, mental retardation, neurological disease, or on drugs affecting the behaviour.
  • Preoperative inotropic drug infusion.
  • (Bleeding disorders (drug induced i.e., coumadin; or genetic e.g. hemophilia; or acquired e.g. disseminated intravascular coagulation \[DIC\]), coagulopathy: Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) \> 40 seconds, International Normalized Ratio (INR) \> 1.4, platelet count \< 100x10⁹.
  • Known or suspected allergy to any of the studied drugs.
  • Severe pulmonary hypertension (mean resting blood pressure in pulmonary arteries is above 70mmHg).
  • Cardiopulmonary bypass time more than 90 minutes.
  • local infection.
  • Significant Renal impairment (creatinine more than 1.2mg/dl)
  • Aortic cross-clamp time more than 45 minutes.
  • Total time from induction till intensive Care Unit (ICU) transfer more than 4 hours and 30 mins.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 30 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

81 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06984276

Start Date

September 30 2024

End Date

December 30 2025

Last Update

May 30 2025

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Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt, 12613

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