NCT01770236

Pain Control After Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Optimal Method of Pain Control After Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare postoperative pain control after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting for patients who receive an intercostal block (an anesthetic medicine injected in an area under the ribs) in the operating room and IV acetaminophen (Tylenol) to those who receive an intercostal block and On-Q pain pump catheter (a balloon pump attached to 2 small tubes near your procedure site that automatically delivers pain medicine).

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain
• Medication Side Effects
• Narcotic Requirement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	IV acetaminophen	Patients randomized to the IV acetaminophen group will receive IV acetaminophen (1000 mg every 6 hours for adults and weight-based for any patient under 50 kg)instead of an On-Q pain pump catheter.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-11-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2013-01-17
• Last updated: 2016-12-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States