Inadequate pain control after coronary artery bypass graft surgery increases mortality and results in a higher incidence of persistent poststernotomy pain syndrome. Our aim is to assess whether ultrasound-guided parasternal intercostal block (PSIB) or surgeon implied transversus thoracic muscle plane block (TTMPB) would improve the postoperative pain scores and decrease tramadol consumption better after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
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Postoperative opioid consumption
Timeframe: Postoperative 24th hour
Postoperative opioid consumption
Timeframe: Postoperative 1st, 4th and 12th hour