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Regional Anesthesia for Cardiothoracic Enhanced Recovery (RACER) Study
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT03611374
Purpose
The erector spinae plane block is a novel regional anesthetic technique that allows for
analgesia of the thorax and abdomen with a peripheral nerve block. The goals of this study
are to determine if bilateral erector spinae plane blocks (ESPB) after sternotomy for
congenital heart repair in high risk children and adults can decrease outcomes such as
duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation (MV), perioperative opioid consumption, days
in the intensive care unit (ICU) and length of stay (LOS).
Official Title
Regional Anesthesia for Cardiothoracic Enhanced Recovery (RACER) for Patients Undergoing Sternotomy for Congenital Heart Repair
Stanford Investigator(s)
Thomas Caruso
Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
i) Ages 0-99 ii) Give consent/parental consent to participate in study iii) Patients
undergoing sternotomy for congenital heart repair surgeries
Exclusion Criteria:
i) Participants who do not consent or have parental consent ii) Patients who are clinically
unstable or require urgent/emergent intervention iii) Patients under 5kg
Intervention(s):
procedure: Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB)
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Ahtziri Fonseca
6504970927