Regional nerve block decreases opioid use after complete sternal-sparing left ventricular assist device implantation.

Brian C AyersRachel StahlKatherine WoodWendy BernsteinIgor GosevSean PhilippoBrandon LebowBryan BarrusDanielle Lindenmuth

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)

Optimizing postoperative analgesia using a regional nerve block is associated with decreased opioid use and decreased postoperative pain after CSS LVAD implantation. Regional nerve blocks should be included as part of a protocol-based postoperative pain management program.

Keyphrases

pain management
left ventricular assist device
postoperative pain
patients undergoing
chronic pain
randomized controlled trial
quality improvement
robot assisted