Chest tube pain relief after heart surgery
Part of Heart & circulation, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether giving a numbing medicine through the chest tube after heart surgery can reduce pain. It may help patients recover more comfortably after their operation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for heart bypass surgery (CABG) through a cut in the middle of your chest.
- Your surgery will use a mammary artery graft (a blood vessel from your chest).
- You can give written consent before surgery.
- You can rate your pain on a scale from 0 to 10.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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