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spinal anaesthesia in old person while under constant ultrasound view vs marking point of entry of spinal by ultrasound

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Medical and Surgical,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/01/048666
Lead Sponsor
swarnika singh
Brief Summary

in geriatric patients, spinal anaesthesia will be given under ultrasound guidance via 2 technique, real time ultrasound guided and ultrasound assissted. we will assess which technique is better, as spinal is difficult in this subset of population.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

Patients scheduled for elective surgery with spinal anesthesia ≥65 years of age American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to III.

Exclusion Criteria

Patient refusal Patients with severe cardiopulmonary diseases Contraindications of spinal anesthesia (eg, coagulopathy, puncture site infection, or local anesthetics allergy) Inability to communicate and cooperate were excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
First-attempt success rate of spinal anesthesia, with “first-attempt†defined as the needle achieving successful dural puncture through a single attempt.0min,5min,10min
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of attemptsFirst-pass success rate

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, PATNA

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Patna, BIHAR, India

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, PATNA
🇮🇳Patna, BIHAR, India
swarnika singh
Principal investigator
8420445989
swarnika001@gmail.com

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