The Use of Regional Catheters in Children Undergoing Repair of Aortic Coarctation

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OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess the effectiveness and safety of peripheral regional anesthesia in congenital cardiac surgical patients undergoing thoracotomy for aortic coarctation.

DESIGN: A retrospective chart review of pediatric patients (<18 years) who underwent surgical repair of congenital heart diseases via thoracotomy between September 2013 and July 2018 was done. Among patients who underwent coarctation repair, a propensity score was used to match patients who received a regional catheter (C) versus traditional medical treatment only (M).

SETTING: A single center children's hospital.

PARTICIPANTS: The median age was 172 days (IQR 64-1315) in group C and 176 days (IQR 71-1146) in group M (SMD = 0.07). The median weight was 6.8 kg (IQR 4.8-13.6) in group C and 7.7 kg (4.6-17.4) in group M (SMD = 0.003).

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULT: Outcomes assessed were postoperative hospital length of stay, median pain scores in the first 24 and 48 hours, and total morphine equivalent use in the first 24 and 48 hours. Complications related to the catheters were reviewed. The median oral morphine equivalent dose administered in the first 24 hours was lower in group C than group M (0.8 mg/kg, IQR 0.5-1.1 vs. 1.4 mg/kg, IQR 0.9-1.7, p = 0.019). There were no major complications related to the catheters, including hematoma.

CONCLUSIONS: Peripheral regional catheters may be used to reduce opioid requirements in patients after CoA repair. Due to the low risk of these catheters, they should be considered as part of a pain management strategy for pediatric patients undergoing thoracotomy and should be incorporated into strategies to improve outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia - 35(2021), 12 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 3694-3699

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Otu, Chinedu [VerfasserIn]
Vo, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Staffa, Steven J [VerfasserIn]
Yuki, Koichi [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Cornelius A [VerfasserIn]
Quinonez, Luis G [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Morgan L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

76I7G6D29C
Cardiac anesthesia
Journal Article
Morphine
Opioids
Pediatric congenital heart disease
Regional anesthesia

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Date Completed 07.01.2022

Date Revised 07.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1053/j.jvca.2021.02.032

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323005144