Thoracic Paravertebral Block Versus IV Fentanyl Infusion

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

High-quality analgesia during and following cardiac surgery is infrequently obtained, Sternotomy and thoracotomy is associated with significant pain that resulte in hypoventilation, atelectasis, and hypoxemia,Pain management is rarley a priority in the immediate postoperative care of these patients, who frequently require mechanical ventilation in an intensive care environment

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Beni-Suef University
• Treatments: Fentanyl

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• males and females patients scheduled for elective open heart surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chest trauma, injuries to peripheries, unstable hemodynamics, sensitivity to local anesthetic drugs, infection at the operation site, renal or hepatic dysfunction, left ventricular dysfunction, coagulation abnormalities and patients on opioids