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identification of lumbar epidural space by manual palpation vs ultrasonography

Phase 3
Conditions
Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: 4- Measurement and Monitoring
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/04/065268
Lead Sponsor
Dr Sahana bv
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

scheduled for infraumbilical surgeries under sole epidural or combined spinal epidural

Exclusion Criteria

less than 18 years, more than 60 years

patients refusing to give informed written consent

patients with spinal deformity or infection

patient with ASA 3,4

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the efficacy of ultrasonography vs manual palpation technique for localization of epidural space in terms of:First pass success rates. <br/ ><br>SECONDARY OUTCOMWS <br/ ><br>time taken to insert epidural needle <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the efficacy of ultrasonography vs manual palpation technique for localization of epidural space in terms of 1.The time taken to insert an epidural needle.2.Number of attempts. <br/ ><br>3.Correlation between the actual needle depth & ultrasound measured depth. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: baseline
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