The Use of Serratus Block for Cardiac Surgery

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Conditions studied: Cardiac Surgery

In brief

The purpose of this randomized, un-blinded study is to determine if serratus blocks or Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)-alone (no block) offer patients adequate pain relief. This study will compare two standard of care pain management options and the patients narcotic requirements in the immediate postoperative period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03237546

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

21

Starts

2017-07-17

Expected to finish

2017-11-13

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients over the age of 18 years of age undergoing robotic cardiac surgery.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who are not candidates for serratus block

Where it is running

• New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States

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