To correlate needle epidural depth and pre-procedural ultrasound estimation of lumbar epidural depth in two planes that is transverse median plane and paramedian sagittal oblique plane in adult patients posted for elective infraumbilical surgery
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/11/047123
- Lead Sponsor
- ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Pateints posted for elective infraumbilical surgery requiring epidural block
2.18 years to 65 years of age
3.ASA Grade 1 and 2
4.BMI less than or equals to 30
Exclusion Criteria
1.Pregnant patients
2.Patients with anticipated difficult epidural insertion such as spine deformity,previous spine surgery etc.
3)Infection at site of epidural insertion
4)History of allergy to local anaesthetic agent
5)Coagulopathy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Measurement of needle epidural depth after localising epidural space with loss of resistance technique in L3-L4 space. <br/ ><br>2.Pre-procedural ultrasound guided estimation of lumbar epidural depth in transverse median plane (L3-L4). <br/ ><br>3.Pre-procedural ultrasound guided estimation of lumbar epidural depth in paramedian sagittal oblique plane(L3-L4).Timepoint: During the pre-procedural ultrasound guided estimation of both planes and then during the epidural puncture
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.First attempt success rates of epidural catheter insertion. <br/ ><br>2.Total number of attempts taken for epidural catheter insertion. <br/ ><br>3.Total time taken for epidural catheter insertion. <br/ ><br>4.To notedown complications of epidural technique if any.Timepoint: During the epidural puncture