New pain relief for tiny hearts: study tests EXPAREL in kids under 6

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: All of the following inclusion criteria must be met for eligibility: 1. Pediatric participants with congenital heart defects planned to undergo cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass 2. Male or female participants from 0 to less than 6 years of age on the day of surgery: 2 years to less than 6 years of age for Part 1; 6 months to less than 2 years of age for Part 2; 0 to less than 6 months of age for Part 3 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classes 1 through 4. 4. Parent/guardian is able to speak, read, and understand the language of the ICF and provide informed consent for the participant. 5. Parent/guardian is able to adhere to the study visit schedule and complete all study assessments for the participant. Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion Criteria: A participant will not be eligible for the study if any of the following exclusion criteria are met: 1. History of hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reactions or contradictions to EXPAREL, bupivacaine HCl, or other amide-type local anesthetics or to opioid medications 2. Administration of EXPAREL or bupivacaine HCl within 30 days prior to IP administration 3. Administration of an IP within 30 days or 5 elimination half-lives of such IP, whichever is longer, prior to IP administration, or planned administration of another IP or procedure during participation in this study 4. History of preterm birth (before 35 weeks of pregnancy) 5. History of coagulopathies or immunodeficiency disorders 6. Disease or condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, indicates an increased vulnerability to IPs and/or procedures 7. Recent or potential exposure to COVID-19 8. Cardiac surgery has been canceled and cannot be rescheduled within 30 days of signing the ICF because of any reason. 9. Necessity in delayed wound closure 10. Informed consent withdrawn before randomization