Fast-tracking with continuous thoracic epidural analgesia in pediatric congenital heart surgeries: A Retrospective Study

Fast-tracking with continuous thoracic epidural analgesia in pediatric congenital heart surgeries: An Institutional Experience

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/01/039585

Enrollment

250

Registered

2022-01-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Q20-Q28- Congenital malformations of the circulatory system

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children below 12 years of age, who underwent cardiac surgery over the past 24 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: preoperative sepsis, were on mechanical ventilation before surgery, on Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) perioperatively and patients who were never extubated and died in post-operative period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
primary objective of assessing the incidence of successful fast-tracking in paediatric cardiac surgery using continuous thoracic epidural analgesiaTimepoint: till patients are discharged from the hospital post cardiac surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
secondary objectives included outcome assessment like mechanical ventilation duration, length of hospital stay, ICU complications and also causes of failure in fast-trackingTimepoint: till patients are discharged from the hospital post cardiac surgery	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAlok Kumar

Army hospital Research and Referral

mipayal07@gmail.com8146044104

Outcome results