Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Parasternal Intercostal Block Relieves Postoperative Pain After Open Cardiac Surgery: A Case Series.

Abstract

Pain after open cardiac surgery can be severe and may persist for several days, potentially developing into chronic postsurgical pain. Herein the authors describe three patients who underwent open cardiac surgery via traditional median sternotomy approach. Postoperative pain was relieved in these patients via a novel, straightforward, ultrasound-guided parasternal intercostal block, peripheral regional anesthetic technique. This plane block, thus, may represent an effective regional anesthetic strategy and a valuable component of a multimodal analgesic approach for patients who have undergone open cardiac surgery with median sternotomy.

• Authors: Junhua Zhang, Fuchao Luo, Xiaoliang Zhang, Yun Xue
• Journal: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia (J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth) Vol. 36 Issue 7 Pg. 2051-2054 (07 2022) ISSN: 1532-8422 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 34183252 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Chemical References

• Anesthetics, Local

Topics

• Anesthetics, Local
• Cardiac Surgical Procedures (adverse effects)
• Humans
• Nerve Block (methods)
• Pain, Postoperative (etiology, prevention & control)
• Ultrasonography, Interventional