The purpose of this study is to determine whether administration of a pecto-intercostal fascial plane block (PIFB) with bupivacaine is a more effective therapy for postoperative analgesia after cardiac surgery as compared to patients who receive a sham block of normal saline.~Specific Aim 1: To determine whether or not a PIFB with bupivacaine can reduce postoperative pain after cardiac surgery. This will be assessed through:~(Aim 1A) opioid consumption in the first 48 hours postoperatively (Aim 1B) patient self-reported pain scores during their hospital stay~Specific Aim 2: To estimate the effect size in order to obtain information that can be used to power future research on the use of regional modalities of analgesia for cardiac surgeries.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether administration of a pecto-intercostal fascial plane block (PIFB) with bupivacaine is a more effective therapy for postoperative analgesia after cardiac surgery as compared to patients who receive a sham block of normal saline.