Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: ULTRASOUND GUIDED BILATERAL TRANSVERSUS THORACIC PLANE BLOCK: USG guided TTP block with 1ml/kg levobupivacaine 0.2%+ 0.1mg/kg
dexamethasone in 4 divided doses after giving general anae
Sponsors
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology, Trivandrum
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All children with congenital heart disease, between 2 to 18 years old with sinus rhythm, undergoing elective congenital heart surgery requiring median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Emergency surgeries, 2)Chest wall and vertebral deformities 3)Subjects having known contraindication/allergy to local anaesthetics 4) Signs of coagulopathy 5) Infection at site of planned block 6) Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the postoperative pain in paediatric cardiac surgeries done through a median sternotomy, in those patients receiving either ultrasound guided Erector Spinae block or ultrasound guided Tranversus thoracic plane blockTimepoint: Upto 12 hours post extubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare intraoperative and postoperative analgesic requirement,duration of mechanical ventilation, postoperative lung complications and duration of ICU stay and to study the procedure related complications.Timepoint: Upto 12 hours post extubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Suneel P R
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology
Outcome results
None listed