The effect of combined ultrasound-guided transverse thoracic muscle plane block and rectus sheath plane block on the peri-operative consumption of opioids in open heart surgeries with median sternotomy

The effect of combined ultrasound-guided transverse thoracic muscle plane block and rectus sheath plane block on the peri-operative consumption of opioids in open heart surgeries with median sternotomy

ABSTRACTBackground Patients undergoing heart surgery with a midline sternotomy typically get intravenous opioids as their primary form of post-operative pain management. Due to its possible drawbacks, regional neuraxial anesthesia is still controversial. There have been reports on the impact of rect...

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Main Authors: Fady Medhat Mokhtar Nessim, Alaa Eid Mohamed Hassan, Fahmy Saad Latif Eskander, Riham Fathy Galal Nady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Transverse thoracic muscle
TTP block
sternotomy
open heart surgeries
rectus sheath block
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/11101849.2023.2227474

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