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A clinical study to evaluate the role of optic nerve sheath diameter as a predictor of post dural puncture headache in patients undergoing elective cesarean sectio

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O894- Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/03/064414
Lead Sponsor
Dr Abhijit PM
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

1.Age 18-40 years

2.ASA score of 2

3.Term 37-42 weeks, singleton pregnancy

4.Elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

5.Informed and written consent provided

Exclusion Criteria

1.Refusal of patient to take part in the study

2.Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy

3.Contraindications to spinal anaesthesia

4.Local infection of injection site

5.Coagulopathy or other bleeding disorders

6.Severe uncorrected hypovolemia

7.History of allergy to local anaesthetics used

8.Eye diseases especially history of globe rupture and history of visual disturbances

9.Conditions with changes in intracranial pressure (cerebrovascular diseases, haemorrhage, intracranial tumours)

10.Patients undergoing emergency caesarean section

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the predictive performance of optic nerve sheath diameter as a predictor of post dural puncture headache during elective cesarean section.Timepoint: before the lumbar puncture,10 minutes,24 hours,48 hours after the dural puncture and after the surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine the cut-off point of optic nerve sheath diameter for prediction of Post dural puncture headacheTimepoint: Before dural puncture, 10 minutes,24 hours,48hours after the dural puncture, after the surgery
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