The Effect of Patient Position on Postdural Puncture Headache

Completed

• Conditions: Headache; Pregnancy
• Interventions: Other: sitting; Other: lateral

• Registration Number: NCT02122419
• Lead Sponsor: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

We aimed to investigate the association between the position in which spinal anesthesia was performed and postdural puncture headache occurrence.

Detailed Description

Records of patients who underwent caesarean section between January, 2013 and November, 2013 with spinal anesthesia will be retrospectively examined. Demographic data of patients, comorbid diseases, position of patient while performing spinal anesthesia, the number of spinal puncture attempts will be recorded.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-23
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-24
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-04
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients older than 18 years were included

Exclusion Criteria

• Conversion to general anesthesia was the exclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
sitting	sitting	spinal anesthesia performed during sitting position
lateral	lateral	spinal anesthesia performed during lateral position

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postdural puncture headache	postoperative first day	patient records will be evaluated regarding post dural puncture headache

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey