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COMPARISON OF ULTRASOUND VERSUS LANDMARK TECHNIQUE FOR SPINAL ANESTHESIA IN PATIENTS WITH DIFFICULT SPINE ANATOMY

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: - Health Condition 3: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/03/041305
Lead Sponsor
Dayanand Medical college and Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

�Lumbar spine deformity: kyphosis, lordosis or scoliosis

�Poorly palpable or impalpable spinous processes.

�BMI � 30 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refusal for spinal anaesthesia

2. Coagulopathy

3. INR > 1.5, platelet count <100 x 109/L

4. Local site infection

5. Allergy to local anaesthetic drugs

6. Patients having any contraindications to spinal anaesthesia

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time taken to identify the best intervertebral space by palpation to time taken from insertion of needle to acquisition of CSFTimepoint: 24 hrs
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the total procedure time. <br/ ><br>To compare peri-procedural pain, discomfort scores and complications if any <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 24 hrs
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