Addition of Deep Parasternal Plane Block to Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

CONCLUSION: Bilateral deep parasternal blocks may reduce opioid consumption, provide effective postoperative pain control, and result in decreased length of intensive care unit stay across both simple and complex pediatric cardiac procedures when added to a pre-existing enhanced recovery protocol.PMID:36814520 | PMC:PMC9940490 | DOI:10.2147/LRA.S387631

Source: Local and Regional Anesthesia - February 23, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Shelley Ohliger Alain Harb Caroline Al-Haddadin David P Bennett Tiffany Frazee Cassandra Hoffmann Source Type: research