Loco-regional Analgesia for Post-operative Pain Management in Cardiac Surgery

Phase 3 Study of Post-operative Pain Management With Loco-regional Analgesia in Minithoracotomy for Cardiac Surgery. A Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of the study is to evaluate whether loco-regional analgesia reduces post operative pain compared to intravenous analgesia, in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in minithoracotomy. All patients will be randomized to receive locoregional analgesia (treatment group) or intravenous analgesia (control group), at the end of the cardiac intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing minithoracotomy for cardiac surgery, > 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychiatric diseases, which might limit pain evaluation; urgent surgery; patients on ECMO; lack of consent