ReviewSeminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia2021
Persistent Pain After Cardiac Surgery: Prevention and Management.
Review in Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07732465 (Effectiveness of Adductor Canal Block in Postoperative Co-analgesia for Cardiac Surgery With Saphenous Vein Harvesting), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Adductor Canal Block in Postoperative Co-analgesia for Cardiac Surgery With Saphenous Vein Harvesting
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Analgesic efficacy and risk of low-to-medium dose intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: An updated meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of Preincisional Ultrasound Guided Pecto-intercostal Fascial Plane Block with Ropivacaine and Fentanyl in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery by Median Sternotomy - A Prospective Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Study.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2026Trial
- The effect of an open-heart surgery patient care protocol on post-sternotomy pain, anxiety and quality of care: A randomized controlled trial.Nursing in critical care · 2025Trial
- Clinical Benefits of Parasternal Block with Multihole Catheters when Inserted before Sternotomy.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of the Effect of New Multimodal Analgesia Regimen for Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled, Single-Center Clinical Study.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Trial
- A Sufficiently Effective and Low-Risk Plane Block: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Modified Parasternal Block in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Sternotomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Goal-directed multimodal analgesia to enhance recovery after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Post-Sternotomy Pain: A Case Report.A&A practice · 2026Article
- Delayed-Onset Postsurgical Myofascial Pain Following Axillary Artery Cannulation: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Dexmedetomidine-enhanced chest wall fascial plane blocks in ultra-fast-track minimally invasive heart valve surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
- Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- A prolactin-targeting antibody to prevent stress-induced peripheral nociceptor sensitization and female postoperative pain.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Use of bupivacaine liposomal injectable suspension in children aged 2 to 6 years undergoing cardiac surgery does not accelerate recovery.JTCVS open · 2025Article
- Erector spinae plane block reduces opioid consumption and improves incentive spirometry volume after cardiac surgery: A retrospective cohort study.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Rhomboid Intercostal and Sub-Serratus Plane Block Comparison of Thoracoscopic Intercostal Nerve Block After Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair with Intercostal Cryoablation: A Case Report.The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon reports · 2024Article
- The anesthesia management of totally thoracoscopic cardiac surgery: A single-center retrospective study.Heliyon · 2023Article
- The Effect of Listening to Holy Quran Recital on Pain and Length of Stay Post-CABG: A Randomized Control Trial.Critical care research and practice · 2023Article
- Chronic thoracic pain after cardiac surgery: role of inflammation and biomechanical sternal stability.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Chronic postsurgical pain after cardiac surgery: A narrative review.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
Persistent postoperative pain (PPP) after cardiac surgery is a significant complication that negatively affects patient quality of life and increases health care system burden. However, there are no standards or guidelines to inform how to mitigate these effects. Therefore, in this review, we will discuss strategies to prevent and manage PPP after cardiac surgery. Adequate perioperative analgesia may prove instrumental in the prevention of PPP. Although opioids have historically been the primary analgesic approach to cardiac surgery, an opioid-sparing strategy may prove advantageous in reducing side effects, avoiding secondary hyperalgesia, and decreasing risk of PPP. Implementing a multimodal analgesic plan using alternative medications and regional anesthetic techniques may offer superior efficacy while reducing adverse effects.
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