To observe the feasibility of performing real time USG guided paramedian access to subarachnoid block and comparison to conventional landmark and preprocedural USG guided SAB
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: S829- Unspecified fracture of lower leg
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/01/022924
- Lead Sponsor
- Deptt of Anaesthesia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All ASA 1/2 patients, aged 20-65 years, scheduled to undergo lower limb orthopaedic surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients allergic to local anaesthetics.
2. Patients with coagulopathy.
3. Local infection.
4. Indeterminate neurological disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The correlation between actual needle insertion depth and US measured depth to the dura in USG. <br/ ><br>2. The rate of successful dural puncture on firet needle insertion attempt. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Single <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of needle passes (insertion redirection ) required for successful dural puncture. <br/ ><br>2. Time taken to establish landmark, perform the SAB, total procedure time, defined as sum of time to establish landmarks and perform SAB.Timepoint: single