Stopped: Budgetary issues
This randomized blinded trial aims to evaluate the effect of parasternal intercostal and rectus sheath blocks ("anterior blocks for cardiac surgery" or ABC blocks) on postoperative recovery in patients undergoing median sternotomy for cardiac surgery. Subjects will be randomized to receive either local anesthetic (liposomal bupivacaine plus bupivacaine 0.25%) or saline sham block.
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Cumulative opioid consumption from extubation to 24 hours post-extubation
Timeframe: Extubation to 24 hr post-extubation