Comparison of the effect of spine flexion on the incidence of headache: An observational study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients undergoing caesarean section and other gynaecological procedures under subarachnoid block
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/05/014153
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Akshay Uday Shetty
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 179
Inclusion Criteria
ASA physical status I - II
Exclusion Criteria
ASA physical status III or IV
History of migraine headache, otolaryngological, ophthalmological and neurological problems
those who refuse consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to compare the incidence of PDPH in patients with flexed spine or flexed hip during administration of subarachnoid blockTimepoint: At 24 hours <br/ ><br>48 hours <br/ ><br>72 hours and on the seventh postoperative day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of attempts at subarachnoid block assessed by both the number of skin punctures and needle passages. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at the time of administration of SAB;Severity of PDPH assessed by NRS and time of onset of PDPHTimepoint: 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and 7th day;the association between number of attempts at SAB and incidence of PDPHTimepoint: 1 year