Abstract:Background: We aimed to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided bilateral Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block after Open-Heart Surgeries. Methods: 70 patients aged above 18 years and scheduled for valve replacement or adult congenital via median sternotomy were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into two groups, randomized by computer-generated random numbers: the block group, which had the ultrasound-guided bilateral transversus thoracic muscle plane block, and the control group, w… Show more
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