U.S., Nov. 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07232992) titled 'Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Open-Heart Surgery' on Nov. 14.
Brief Summary: Postoperative pain following open-heart surgery is a significant challenge that can adversely affect recovery and clinical outcomes. Due to the risks and contraindications associated with neuraxial techniques, interest in fascial plane blocks has increased in recent years.
In patients undergoing cardiac surgery, the location and intensity of pain vary daily, but within the first 24 hours, pain is most prominent at the median sternotomy incision site, as well as at the insertion sites of chest, mediastina...