Transversus thoracic muscle plane block for pain during cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jian-Jun XueYi-Yang CuiJason Walter BusseLong GeTing ZhouWei-Hua HuangSheng-Shuang DingJie ZhangKe-Hu Yang

Published in: International journal of surgery (London, England) (2023)

Moderate certainty evidence showed TTMPB during cardiac surgery probably reduces postoperative pain at rest and with movement, opioid consumption, ICU length of stay, and the incidence of nausea and vomiting.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
cardiac surgery
acute kidney injury
chronic pain
pain management
intensive care unit
spinal cord
risk factors
skeletal muscle
high intensity
mechanical ventilation
neuropathic pain
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation