To compare the blind technique and use of ultrasound before the procedure for localisation of lumbar epidural space in preplaned surgeries
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/08/035838
- Lead Sponsor
- ABVIMS and dr RML hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
patients posted for elective infraumbilical surgeries
Exclusion Criteria
pregnancy
spine deformity
previous spine surgery
hip fracture
infection at site
BMI >35
history of allergy to local anaesthetic agent
coagulopathy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method first attempt success rate for localisation of lumbar epidural spaceTimepoint: during the epidural puncture
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1 comparison of time taken number of attempts taken and number of times cortex of bone <br/ ><br>touched by needle <br/ ><br>2 To measure the preprocedural ultrasound guided vertical and oblique distance from skin to LFTimepoint: after the epidural puncture by recording the time and number of attempts taken during the procedure