High Infection Rates After Ropivacaine Infusion in the Median Sternotomy Incision Following Cardiac Surgery

The analgesic efficacy of continuous presternal bupivacaine infusion through a single catheter after cardiac surgery: A commentary

“…have severely criticized the use of local anesthetic in the median sternotomy wound. [ 14 ] This criticism has been countered by Nuttall and Johnson et al . [ 15 ] The to and fro arguments only indicate a lack of clarity even among clinicians.…”