Postoperative Pain Alleviation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery; Presternal Bupivacaine and Magnesium Infiltration Versus Conventional Intravenous Analgesia

NCT03106818 NA COMPLETED

Effective pain relief after cardiac surgery has assumed importance with the introduction of fast track discharge protocols that requires early weaning from mechanical ventilation. Inadequate pain control reduces the capacity to cough, mobility, increases the frequency of atelectasis, and prolongs recovery. Infiltration of local anesthetics near the surgical wound has shown to improve early postoperative pain in various surgical procedures. Magnesium is the fourth most plentiful cation in our body. It has antinociceptive effects in animal and human models of pain.

Details

Lead sponsor	Assiut University
Phase	NA
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	90
Start date	2016-07
Completion	2017-07

Conditions

• Open Heart Surgery
• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

• bupivacain with magnesium sulphate
• Bupivacaine only
• conventional

Primary outcomes

• postoperative pain — 48 hours postoperative
  Vas Scale

Countries

Egypt