Postop Pain in the MICS Patients Versus Sternotomy Patients

Is Postoperative Pain Different in the MICS CABG Cohort V. the Traditional Sternotomy Cohort

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04003584

Enrollment

179

Registered

2019-07-01

Start date

2017-06-01

Completion date

2018-01-30

Last updated

2023-03-28

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Conditions

Pain, Postoperative, Surgery

Keywords

Minimally invasive, Cardiac Surgery, Postoperative Pain

Brief summary

To adequately assess postoperative pain in the coronary artery bypass surgical population a multicentered retrospective chart review was carried out; the study utilized a nonexperimental comparative descriptive study design. The retrospective review was conducted over a six-month time frame, consisting of June 2017 through November 2017, at two hospitals within the same organization. The data collection process began in late December of 2017 and January of 2018. The assessment of postop pain was performed by using a standard 11-point numeric pain rating scale on post extubation day one and the day of discharge.

Interventions

PROCEDURECoronary bypass surgery

Reviewed postoperative coronary bypass patients and compared postoperative pain levels

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who had an isolated coronary artery bypass surgery at Charlotte Medical Center (CMC) and CMC-Pineville * Minimally invasive cardiac surgery * Traditional sternotomy cardiac surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Documented history of any chronic pain syndromes requiring active treatment * The relative recent requirement of narcotic analgesic use for pain relief prior to operation * Any CABG operation that inadvertently resulted in an operative surgical complication * Patient cases that resulted in a readmission within 30 days from surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Highest reported pain level, on the standard 0-10 pain scale, post extubation day one	The first 24 hours post extubation	The highest recorded pain level, taken by the nursing staff, on the day following. extubation. Utilized day post due to the washout/possible confounding variable of sedation administration within 24hrs.
Highest reported pain level, on the standard 0-10 pain scale, on the day of discharge.	Within 24 hours from discharge	The highest reported pain, measured by the nursing staff on within 24hrs from discharge.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026