Ultrasound Guided Bilateral Pectoral Nerve Block Versus Bilateral Transverse Thoracic Plane Block In Pediatric Patients Undergoing Corrective Cardiac Surgeries Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass Via Median Sternotomy

ConditionsUltrasound Pectoral Nerve Block Transverse Thoracic Plane Block Pediatric Patients Corrective Cardiac Surgeries Cardiopulmonary Bypass Median Sternotomy

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age6-7

SponsorCairo University

About this trial

This randomized, double-blinded, study aims to compare the efficacy of intraoperative and postoperative pain control while using bilateral ultrasound guided the pectoral nerves (PECS) versus transversus thoracic muscle plane block (TTPB) in pediatric patients undergoing corrective cardiac surgeries.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age: 6 months - 7 years.

Gender: both sexs .

Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS) II and III.

Patients undergoing cardiac surgeries requiring cardiopulmonary bypass with midline sternotomy incision.

Disqualifiers

Patients whose parents or legal guardians refuse to participate.

Preoperative mechanical ventilation.

Patients in coma, mental retardation, neurological disease, or on drugs affecting the behaviour.

Preoperative inotropic drug infusion.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Control
Pectoral nerves (PECS)
Transversus thoracic muscle plane block (TTPB)

Treatment groups

81 Participants

are divided into 3 treatment groups

Locations

Cairo University12613, Cairo Egypt

Sponsors and collaborators

Cairo University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov