# Pectointercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) Alone Versus PIFB With Rectus Sheath Block (RSB) in Cardiac Surgery

> **NCT04908449** · PHASE1 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Medical College of Wisconsin** · enrollment: 62 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Coronary Artery Disease
- Postoperative Pain
- Respiratory Failure

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Rectus sheath block with bupivacaine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04908449
- **Lead sponsor:** Medical College of Wisconsin
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2023-06-19
- **Primary completion:** 2024-11-08
- **Final completion:** 2024-11-14
- **Target enrollment:** 62 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04908449

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04908449, "Pectointercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) Alone Versus PIFB With Rectus Sheath Block (RSB) in Cardiac Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04908449. Licensed CC0.

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