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In October 2020, a study on open-heart surgery in children using vertebral plane anesthesia by doctors of the Vinmec Department of Anesthesiology was published by the world-renowned journal Regional Anesthesia Pain Medicine. This is the world's first paper on clinical research on pain relief by ESP in open-heart surgery in children.
Journal of Regional Anesthesia Pain Medicine is the world's No. 1 journal of anesthesiology, with an Impact factor of 7,015 (the average number of articles cited) which highly appreciates the research results applying the method. vertebral plane anesthesia (ESP) in open-heart surgery in children of Vinmec, helps patients no longer have to suffer from horrible pain after surgery, replacing pain relief with morphine with many potential effects extra. This is the world's first paper on clinical research on pain relief by ESP in open-heart surgery in children.
Since 2017, Prof. Philippe Macaire - Head of Department of Anesthesiology and Anesthesia Vinmec Times City and his colleagues have started to apply ESP in open heart surgery on 50 pediatric patients at Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital. The study is highly appreciated because this is a double-blind study, the researchers do not know which cases are included in the study and which are in the control group, avoiding subjective intervention. Therefore, the research ensures high objectivity and accuracy.
Research results show that ESP method of pain relief is safe and effective for children undergoing open heart surgery. After surgery, the child's pain level is significantly reduced, can move early, shorten the hospital stay. Compared with the traditional method of pain relief using morphine, ESP significantly reduced side effects such as vomiting, compared to the vomiting rate without ESP of 23.5%.
Phương pháp ESP mang lại hiệu quả giảm đau an toàn cho trẻ em mổ tim hở
Since 2017, Vinmec has performed 100 open-heart surgeries in children using this method. In 2018, Vinmec organized training courses on ESP with the training participants being anesthesiologists in many domestic and foreign hospitals. Vinmec will continue to organize training courses to share the application results and transfer ESP technology to more places.
This is Vinmec's first scientific paper on ESP technique in open heart surgery in children. Previously, Vinmec also had an impressive report on ESP analgesia in open heart surgery at the 43rd World Anesthesia Conference held in New York (USA) in April 2018. This report has become the subject of special attention from the world of surgery and anesthesiology.
Professor Philippe Macaire, Head of Vinmec Times City Anesthesiology Department, has more than 30 years of experience working in the field of anesthesia and analgesia in France, Dubai, UK, Thailand and Vietnam. He actively contributed to the construction of organizations on anesthesia and especially regional anesthesia. Professor Macaire is also a speaker at more than 150 international conferences and seminars and is the author of many books and articles on anaesthesia.
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