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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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
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