Nerve blocks to improve recovery after heart bypass surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether giving multiple nerve blocks (numbing injections near nerves) during off-pump heart bypass surgery can improve your recovery and pain control. It aims to see if these blocks help you feel better and recover faster after surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for off-pump coronary artery bypass (heart bypass) surgery through a cut in the middle of your chest.
- Your health status is ASA class III or IV (meaning you have significant health problems but can still undergo surgery).
- You are able to understand and agree to participate in the study.
- You do not have a history of emergency or repeat heart surgery, and you are not having any other heart procedures at the same time.
- You have no allergy to numbing medicines, no bleeding problems, and are not on blood thinners that would prevent these injections.
- You have not been taking strong pain medicines (opioids) regularly before the surgery.
- You have no severe liver or kidney problems, no infection at the injection site, and your body mass index (BMI) is 40 or less.
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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