Efficacy of bilateral PECS II block in postoperative analgesia for ultrafast track pediatric cardiac anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202111605483298

Enrollment

Registered

2021-11-12

Start date

2021-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

PECS II block

on block control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • All pediatric patients presented for open-heart surgery utilizing median sternotomy. • ASA physical status 2-3 • Sex (males and females) • Age 1-5 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Hypersensitivity to local anesthetic. • Parental refusal. • Surgeon refusal. • Infection at the site of injection. • Preoperative critically ill child. • Any coagulopathy. • Non-sternotomy approaches, e.g., thoracotomy. • Postoperative Hemodynamic instability or high doses of inotropic support.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pain score utilizing Modified Objective Pain Score (MOPS) immediately after extubation. utilizing Crying Movement Agitation Posture Verbal The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 10; the higher the score, the greater the pain experience for the child.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
MOPS Postextubationin time Intervals up to 12 Hours;PAED score on arrival to ICU.;Total fentanyl consumption in the first 24 hours;Time of the first rescue analgesia (rescue analgesia will be given in case of breakthrough pain MOPS = 4 inform of 0.5 mcg/kg fentanyl);ICU stay	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactAmr Hafez

lecturer of anesthesia faculty of medcine ain shams university

amr_foud@med.asu.edu.eg+201225674370

Outcome results

None listed

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