Efficacy of the intravenous formulation of fentanyl citrate administered orally as premedication in paediatric patients undergoing open cardiac surgery.

Background: Recently, fentanyl has become prevalent as a sedative premedication.

Methods: A non-inferiority parallel design quadruple-blinded randomised controlled trial of 1- to 7-year-old children scheduled for elective cardiac surgery was conducted. Participants were assigned a 1:1 allocation ratio to a control group ( = 50) given a parenteral formulation of midazolam 0.

Comparison of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Pectointercostal Facial Plane Block for Enhanced Recovery After Sternotomy in Adult Cardiac Surgery.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and compare the effects of the pectointercostal fascial plane block (PIFPB) and the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on enhancing the recovery of patients who undergo cardiac surgery.

Design: A randomized, controlled, double-blinded study.

Setting: The operating rooms and intensive care units of university hospitals.

Comparison of Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block and Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block for enhanced recovery after pediatric open-heart surgery.

Background: Effective analgesia after cardiac surgery contributes to enhanced recovery.

Aim: To compare the perioperative analgesic effectiveness of Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block (TTPB) and Pecto-Intercostal-Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) for controlling post-sternotomy pain in the pediatric population for ultrafast track cardiac surgery.

Methods: Double-blind randomized study of 60 children, 2-12 years old, undergoing cardiac surgery via median sternotomy in whom a bilateral ultrasound-guided TTPB or TIBP block was performed preemptively.