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Parasternal intercostal plane block catheters for cardiac surgery: a retrospective, propensity weighted, cohort study
Loren Francis1, Jackson Condrey1, Christopher Wolla1
1Medical University of South Carolina, 25 Courtenay Drive, Suite 4200 MSC 420 Charleston, SC 29525, USA.
Abstract:
Aim: Anesthesia for cardiac surgery has evolved toward fast-track recovery strategies incorporating non opioid analgesics and regional anesthesia. Materials & methods: This retrospective cohort study compared opioid consumption, pain scores and length of stay in patients who underwent cardiac surgery via median sternotomy and did or did not receive preoperative parasternal intercostal plane block catheters with postoperative ropivacaine infusions. Results: Postoperative opioid consumption and postoperative pain scores did not differ. Blocks were associated with decreased intraoperative opioids and reduced length of stay in the intensive care unit and hospital. Conclusion: Parasternal intercostal plane block catheters were not associated with decreased postoperative opioid consumption or pain scores, but were associated with reduced intraoperative opioids and length of stay.
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