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Table 1 Summary of findings table

From: Effects of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Author

(Year)

Group 1

Group 2

Country

Age

ASA

LA1

LA2

GA protocol

PO analgesia protocol

Main Outcome

Zhang Y (2021) [19]

PIFB

PLACEBO

China

20–70

3–4

0.4% ropivacaine 20 ml

Saline 20 mL

INDUCTION: MDZ 0.05—0.1 mg/kg. SUF 0.8—1 μg/kg.; ETM 0.3 mg/kg and ROC 0.6 mg/kg MAINTENANCE: SUF. PRP and ROC

PCA SUF and 20 mg parecoxib iv at 6 h intervals

Postoperative pain

Athar M (2021) [20]

ESPB

PLACEBO

India

18–60

 

0.25% levobupivacaine 20 ml

Saline 20 mL

PREMEDICATION: diazepam 0.2 mg/kg

INDUCTION: FNT 5 mcg/kg. ETM 0.3–0.6 mg/kg, ROC 0.6–1 mg/kg

MAINTENANCE: SEVO 1–2%. FNT 5–10 mcg/kg/h

 

Fentanyl comsumption

Kumar AK (2021) [21]

PIFB

IV ANALGESIC

India

18–80

 

Ropivacaine 0.25% 10 ml

Saline 10 mL

INDUCTION: FNT. 2 mg/kg. THP 2–3 mg/kg. ROC 1 mg/kg. MAINTENANCE: isoflurane, FNT and ROC

Acetaminophen iv 1 g. and tramadol 50 mg every 6 h

Postoperative pain

Khera T (2021) [22]

PIFB

PLACEBO

USA

 > 18

 

0.25% bupivacaine 20 ml

Saline 20 mL

  

Morphine comsumption

Aydin ME (2020) [23]

TTMPB

PLACEBO

Turkey

 

2–3

20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine

Saline 20 mL

INDUCTION: MDZ 0.5 mg/kg; THP 5 mg/kg, ROC 0.6 mg/kg, REMI 0.5 mg/kg bolus MAINTENANCE: REMI 0.15—0.35 mg/kg/min

Tramadol 100 mg if VAS ≥ 4

Fentanyl comsumption

Krishna SN (2019) [24]

ESPB

IV ANALGESIC

India

20–70

 

3 mg/kg of 0.375% ropivacaine 20 to 25 ml

Not given

INDUCTION: FNT 1 mg/kg, MDZ 0.05 mg/kg, HP 3 -5 mg/kg, ROC 0.6 mg/kg MAINTENANCE: isoflurane and boluses of atracurium and FNT

Tramadol or FNT iv

Postoperative pain

Chen H (2021) [25]

PIFB

PLACEBO

China

18–65

1–2

Ropivacaine 0.5% 10 mL

Saline 10 mL

MAINTENANCE: SEVO and REMI. Cisatracurium

PCA-SUF 1.5—2.5 mcg/h and boluses of 1 mcg 10 min lockout interval (Max dose: 8 mcg/h)

Cumulative sufentanil consumption

Hamed. M. A. (2022) [26]

PIFB

PLACEBO

Egypt

 > 18

 

Bupivacaine 0.25% 20 mL plus 5 mcg/mL epinephrine

Dry needle

INDUCTION: MDZ 2 mg, FNT 10 mcg/kg, PRP 2 mg/kg. atracurium 0.5 mg/kg MAINTENANCE: isoflurane 1%. atracurium 0.5 mg/kg

IV morphine 5–10 mg boluses (required)

Cumulative morphine consumption

Kaya C (2021) [27]

PIFB

TTMPB

Turkey

18–80

2–3

Bupivacaine 0.25% 20 mL plus 1:400,000 epinephrine

Bupivacaine 0.25% 20 mL plus 1:400,000 epinephrine

INDUCTION: MDZ 0.05–0.1 mg/kg, FNT 2–5 mcg/kg, pentothal 4–5 mg/kg. ROC 1 mg/kg

MAINTENANCE: SEVO 1–2%. FNT 2–5 mcg/kg/h

Acetaminophen 1 g × 4. PCA: 20 mcg/kg morphine lockout time: 6–10 min, tramadol 100 mg (NRS > 3)

Morphine comsumption

Shokri H (2021) [28]

TTMPB

PLACEBO

Egypt

55–74

2–3

Bupivacaine 0.25% 15 mL

Saline 15 mL

PREMEDICATION: MDZ 1–3 mg

INDUCTION: FNT 5–6 mcg/kg, PRP 2 mg/kg. ROC 0.6 mg/kg

MAINTENANCE: isoflurane 1–2%

4 × 1gr paracetamol. morphine 0.05 mg/kg (VAS > 4)

Morphine comsumption

Fujii S (2019) [29]

TTMPB

IV ANALGESIC

Canada

18–90

 

Ropivacaine 0.3(weighing < 75 kg) -0.5 (> 75 kg) % 20 mL

No block

INDUCTION: PRP 0.5–1 mg/kg, MDZ 0.05–1 mg/kg, FNT 2–5 mcg/kg, ROC 0.6–1 mg/kg

MAINTENANCE: isoflurane 0.5–1%

Hidmorphone, Acetaminophen, NSAID

Recruitment rate. Adherence rate. Adverse events rate

Zhang (2021) [30]

TTMPB

IV ANALGESIC

China

18–70

2–3

Ropivacaine 0.4% 20 mL

Saline 20 mL

INDUCTION: MDZ 0.1 mg/kg, ETM 0.3 mg/kg, cisatracurium 0.15 mg/kg, SUF 0.6–1 mcg/kg MAINTENANCE: PRP and cisatracurium

Sufentanyl iv additional pain: 4 × 50 mg flurbiprofen

Perioperative sufentanil consumption

Kumar K (2018) [31]

IV ANALGESÄ°C

PECS I

India

25–65

 

No block

Bupivacaine 0.25% + dexmetedomidine 25 mcg 30 mL and bupivacaine 0.25% 5 mL

  

Paracetamol 1 gr + tramadol 50 mg iv + fentanyl 1 mcg/kg (VAS > 4 rescue analgesia) and diclofenac 75 mg (VAS > 4 30 min after first rescue analgesia)

Postoperative pain

Hamed (2022) [32]

TTMPB

PLACEBO

Egypt

 > 18

 

20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine

20 mL of 0.9% saline

PREMEDICATION: 10 mg morphine im INDUCTION: MDZ 2 mg, FNT (10 μg.kg − 1), PRP (3 mg.Kg − 1), and atracurium (0.5 mg.kg − 1)

MAINTENANCE: Isoflurane 0.4%—1%, atracurium 0.5 mg/kg/h, PRP 50–100 μ/kg/min

IV FNT PCA with (10 μg/mL, bolus of 15 μg, lockout 10 min—MAX 90μ/hr). Acetaminophene 1 g every 8 h

Total fentanyl consumption

Guven (2022) [33]

ESPB

IV ANALGESIC

Turkey

18–65

1–2

20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine

No block

PREMEDICATION: MDZ 0.03 mg/kg INDUCTION: FNT 1 µg/kg, MDZ 0.15 mg/kg, PRP 1–2 mg/kg, ROC 1 mg/kg. MAINTENANCE: SEVO, ROC infusion (0.01 mg/kg/min) and FNT (2–3 µg/kg/h)

Acetaminophen 1 g, 100 mg IV tramadol, IV PCA with morphine (0.5 mg/ml concentration, 1 mg bolus dose, lockout 10 min)

Total morphine consumption

  1. Abbreviations: PIFB Pecto-intercostal fascial block, MDZ Midazolam, SUF Sufentanil, ETM Etomidate, ROC Rocuronium, PRP Propofol, PCA Patient-controlled analgesia, ESPB Erector spinae plane block, FNT Fentanil, SEVO Sevoflurane, THP Thiopenthal, TTMPB Transversus thoracis muscle plane block, VAS Visual analog scale, NRS Numerical rating scale, NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs