Ultrasound guided bilateral paravertebral block for analgesia in elective cardiac surgery. Does it worth two punctures instead of one?

Ultrasound guided bilateral paravertebral block for analgesia in elective cardiac surgery.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201603001502110

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-03

Start date

2016-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Surgery Cardiology

Interventions

ultra sound guided bilateral paravertebral block

Epidural group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients scheduled for electivecardiac surgery, will be included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ¿Patients' refusal, ¿Bleeding disorders or coagulopathy, ¿Allergy to local anesthetics, ¿Infection at the injection site, ¿Anatomic deformities of the spine, ¿Pregnancy or Breast feeding, ¿Severe organ insufficiency (renal orliver dysfunction). ¿Pre-existing neurological deficits, ¿Reoperation within 24h from the initial procedure.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The duration of mechanical ventilation	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain control in conventional cardiac surgery patients	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAhmed El beleehy

lecturer of anesthesia and surgical intensive care, Tanta University Hospitals

ahmedelbeleehy@gmail.com+2 01022090987

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026