Clinical Research Directory

Efficacy of Multiple Nerve Blocks on the Recovery of Patients Undergoing Off Pump CABG Surgeries

In cardiac surgery patients , effective pain control is crucial to support early extubation, mobilization, and cognitive recovery, yet systemic opioids carry substantial risks such as respiratory depression, delirium, and delayed rehabilitation. While regional fascial plane blocks offer a safer, opioid-sparing alternative, no single technique provides complete analgesia for the complex and multi-dermatomal pain generated by sternotomy, graft harvesting, chest wall retraction, and drain sites. Therefore, a multimodal approach combining blocks such as parasternal nerve block , rectus sheath nerve block and femoral nerve block , may cover most of areas expected to be sources of intraoperative and post-operative pain in cardiac surgery patients.

Multivessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting as HYBRID Revascularization Versus Conventional Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

The MICRA-HYBRID trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled study comparing multivessel hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) as minimally invasive arterial bypass grafting to left-sided coronary targets (LAD and LCx) plus PCI of the RCA versus conventional off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) via median sternotomy in patients with three-vessel coronary artery disease. The primary goal is to evaluate whether multivessel-HCR provides superior 30-day "textbook" clinical outcomes (mortality, MI, stroke, re-exploration for bleeding, and other complications) while improving perioperative recovery and long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

Safety and Effectiveness of No-touch Technique for Ascending Aorta in MICS-CABG

The goal of this single-center prospective cohort study is to compare perioperative safety metrics and follow-up survival analyses in patients receiving Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting(MICS-CABG) and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass(OPCAB). The main question it aims to answer is: Is the bridge vessel patency rate of patients in the MICS-Notouch group noninferior to that of a saphenous vein bridge with conventional open-chest bypass? Participants will be divided into two groups: Exposure group (MICS-Notouch group): non-extracorporeal circulation multiple coronary artery bypass grafting surgery performed under direct visualization of a small incision in the left chest, including the application of LIMA (left internal mammary artery) + SVG (saphenous vein) multiple bypass grafting. Control group (OPCAB group): conventional median chest opening, non-extracorporeal circulation multi-branch coronary artery bypass graft surgery.