U.S., Aug. 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07116343) titled 'Intrapleural Ropivacaine Infusion in Cardiac Surgery' on July 29.
Brief Summary: For many patients, a primary source of postoperative pain following cardiac surgery is the presence of pleural drains, which the surgeon places at the end of the operation and maintains for 1 to 3 days. One promising method of pain management after cardiac surgery is interpleural analgesia, particularly when traditional analgesic methods, such as systemic opioids or epidural anesthesia, may be limited due to the risk of complications. Interpleural analgesia involves the introduction of local anesthetics directly into the pleural cavity through drainage ...