Comparative study between standard palpatory method versus Ultrasound guided method for combined spinal epidural for patients undergoing Knee Replacement surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- patients undergoing surgery under spinal epidural anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/08/015334
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr BL Kapur superspeciality hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1 Elective TKA â??CSE
2 50-75 years of age
3 ASA grade I - III
Exclusion Criteria
1 Patients refusal
2 Patients belonging to ASA >= IV
3 Patients with contraindications for central neuraxial block - past history of spine surgery, infection focus at back, raised intracranial pressure and coagulopathy
4 Patients on anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs
5 Patients with H/O allergy to the local anaesthetic
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Number of attempts required for block in the same space <br/ ><br>2.Number of inter-vertebral space changes required for the block <br/ ><br>3.The depth at which epidural space was actually achieved versus that estimated with the pre-procedure ultrasound will be compared (In US group only <br/ ><br>Timepoint: All the primary outcomes will be assessed while doing the procedure i.e. during the ultrasound scanning and immediately after putting a successful CSE <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Total duration of the procedure <br/ ><br> 2. Incidence of dural puncture in both the groups <br/ ><br>Timepoint: All the secondary outcomes will be assessed while doing the procedure i.e. during the ultrasound scanning and immediately after putting a successful CSE. <br/ ><br>