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Median and Paramedian Approach in Spinal Anesthesia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Geriatric Patients
Efficacy, Self
Interventions
Procedure: median approach
Procedure: paramedian approach
Registration Number
NCT03750877
Lead Sponsor
Trabzon Kanuni Education and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Spinal anesthesia (SA) is frequently used as anesthesia in many surgeries such as lower abdominal, inguinal, urogenital, rectal and lower extremities.

Conventional median approach (MA) is preferred more frequently, although MA or paramedian approach (PA) is used in SA. Especially in geriatric patients due to degenerative changes Although we are told that degenerative changes are less affected in PA during SA in the geriatric age group, few studies have been conducted on the subject and we aimed to evaluate the superiority of the two methods.

Detailed Description

In our study, 100 cases were planned to be evaluated prospectively. Patients scheduled for surgery under spinal anesthesia will undergo routine spinal preparation. After routine motorization, patients will be treated with MA or PA.

MA will be performed in a conventional manner and PA will be performed by adding 1 cm lateral and 1 cm caudal from the planned vertebral space to 10-15 degree medial and cephal.

If one of the patients with MA or PA fails, despite three attempts, the other method will be tried by another specialist. If the procedure fails or there are not enough blocks, a different anesthesia method will be applied.

The data of the patients included in the study were evaluated by a different researcher other than the SA physician; demographic data of the cases, type of operation, MA or PA in SA and the number of repeated attempts / trials for the procedure will be evaluated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients older than 70 years
  • elective surgery under spinal anesthesia
  • those who agreed to participate in the study
  • Those with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 1-3
Exclusion Criteria
  • who use opioid or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs regularly
  • who are allergic to a drug used in the study
  • had contraindications for spinal anesthesia,
  • drug addiction
  • obese patients (Body Mass Index ≥ 35)
  • migraine and chronic headache
  • Spinal anesthesia can not be performed in more than 3 trials, but passed to the general anesthesia
  • those who do not agree to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
median approachparamedian approachSpinal anesthesia will be performed with a conventional median approach
paramedian approachparamedian approachSpinal anesthesia will be applied with a paramedian approach.
paramedian approachmedian approachSpinal anesthesia will be applied with a paramedian approach.
median approachmedian approachSpinal anesthesia will be performed with a conventional median approach
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
spinal needle touches the spinal boneduring the procedure of spinal anesthesia

The ability of getting a successful spinal anesthesia with a single skin puncture and no needle redirection.

Number of repeated attempts (attempts):during the procedure of spinal anesthesia

The ability of getting a successful spinal anesthesia with a single skin puncture and no needle redirection.

duration of procedureduring the procedure of spinal anesthesia

In spinal anesthesia, the time to reach the skin and the spinal area will be evaluated.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
success rate of spinal needle insertionduring the procedure of spinal anesthesia

The ability of getting a successful spinal anesthesia with a single skin puncture regardless of needle redirection.

Complications of the procedureduring the procedure of spinal anesthesia and 1 week after spinal anesthesia

complications of spinal anesthesia will be evaluated, during spinal anesthesia and during the first week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

TRABZON

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Yomra, Turkey

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