Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Serratus Anterior Plane Block: Serratus Anterior Plane Block will be performed in the operating room after induction of anesthesia using the USG machine. Patient will be placed in a lat
Sponsors
PGIMER Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Pediatric patients aged between 6 months to 7 years 2. Pediatric patients undergoing surgery requiring thoracotomy e.g., PDA ligation, coarctation of aorta, lung resection surgery etc. 3. ASA I or II
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient on anticoagulation or bleeding disorder 2. Contraindications for Regional Anesthesia - Local site infection, allergy to local anesthetics, consent refusal 3. Preoperative lung consolidation, mechanical ventilation, severe LV dysfunction or, anticipated need for postoperative mechanical ventilation more than 6-8hrs 4. Pre-Existing severe renal or hepatic insufficiency 5. Patients requiring sternotomy for their surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total analgesic requirement in 24hrs. Timepoint: 24hrs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To compare the amount of intraoperative analgesic and anesthetic requirement 2. To compare post-operative pain by using FLACC scale 3. To compare time to 1st rescue analgesia 4. To compare the safety of interventions by assessing critical events such as hypotension, bradycardia, and respiratory depression.Timepoint: 24hrs | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Himanshu Punetha
PGIMER, Chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed