Gustavo A Cruz-Suárez, David E Rebellón Sánchez, Daniela Torres-Salazar, Akemi Arango Sakamoto, Leidy Jhoanna López-Erazo, Iván F Quintero-Cifuentes, María A Vélez-Esquivia, Sergio A Jaramillo-Valencia, Antonio J T Suguimoto-Erasso
INTRODUCTION: There is limited evidence on the impact of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) as part of multimodal analgesia in pediatric population undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients under 18 years of age, who underwent cardiac surgery Risk Adjusted classification for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) ≤3 by sternotomy. The study aims to evaluate the effect of ESPB as part of multimodal analgesia in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery compared to conventional analgesia (CA) on relevant clinical outcomes: length of hospital stay, length of ICU stay, opioid consumption, time to extubation, mortality, and postoperative complications...
2023: Local and Regional Anesthesia