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To see if change in 3rd ventricle (CSF filled space within brain) width can predict decline in cognition in elderly patients undergoing spine surgeries.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: G959- Disease of spinal cord, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/06/025598
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

patients aged more than 60 years belonging to either sex, of ASA physical status 1 & 2, undergoing spine surgeries under general anaesthesia in any position.

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal of consent, patients with any intracranial pathology, having pre-existing severe cognitive impairment or other psychiatric disorders, alcoholic or drug abusers

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HMSE Score & 3rd ventricle widthTimepoint: HMSE Score will be recorded night before surgery, after regaining full consciousness after surgery and 24 hours after surgery <br/ ><br>3rd ventricle width will be assessed before giving anaesthesia and after completion of surgery.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perioperative complications, length of ICU and hospital stayTimepoint: All the complications occuring during after surgery, length of ICU and Hospital stay will be recorded till the discharge of patient.
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