Continuous Erector Spinea Block Versus Intravenous Analgesia in Coronary Bypass Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-12-10
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Adequate postoperative pain relief in patients in cardiac surgery is very essential.
multimodal techniques for perioperative pain management post cardiac surgery include
intravenous patient controlled analgesia, thoracic epidural and paravertebral blockade.
Analgesia through thoracic epidural is the gold standard technique for post-sternotomy pain
control but it has serious complications. ESP block is an easy technique compared to
paravertebral block and less hazardous than thoracic epidural. Hence, this study will compare
continuous bilateral erector spinae block guided by ultrasound with intravenous analgesia
which is the standard method for pain management in cardiac surgery.