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A prospective observational study on the association between preoperative frailty and tourniquet induced hemodynamic changes in the elderly patients undergoing orthopedic lower limb surgery with spinal anesthesia

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0008144
Lead Sponsor
Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 65 years or older who are scheduled for orthopedic lower extremity surgery under spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

American Society of Anesthesiologist Physical status classification IV or higher, Contraindication of spinal anesthesia, arrhythmia, pacemaker implantation, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin-2 receptor blocker, patients with preoperative hypovolemia, preoperative hypotension (mean arterial pressure less than 65 mmHg), patients using vasopressors, patients undergoing dialysis, patients with autonomic nervous system disease, patients whose quadriceps muscle thickness cannot be measured.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of hypotension after tourniquet deflation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Severity and duration of hypotension after tourniquet deflation;Type and dose of administered drug when hypotension occurs after tourniquet deflation;Relationship between changes in hemodynamic parameters and hypotension before and after tourniquet decompressio;Arterial blood gas analysis at 5 minutes after tourniquet deflation;Complication such as decreased oxygen saturation during recovery in the post anesthetic care unit;Thickness of the quadriceps muscle on ultrasound sono and thigh circumference at the corrsponding site.
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