Comparison of clinical utilities for real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural catheter placement in sitting and prone positio
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0005757
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
sixty-four patients were included in this study. The needling time was significantly shorter in group P than in group S (36.5 (26.5–51.0) vs 59.5 (34.5–152.0) s, p<0.01). The numbers of needle passes and skin punctures were significantly lesser in group P than in group S. First-pass success was higher in group P than in group S. Group P had higher GRS compared with group S. The time to mark space, final success, US visibility score, Patient Comfort Scale score, procedural pain intensity, and patient satisfaction did not differ between the groups. One patient in group S developed a vasovagal reaction.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Patients scheduled upper abdominal surgery or thoracic surgery who require thoracic epidural catheter placement at the T6-12 level
- Adult patients (20–80 years) were considered eligible for enrollment
- Patients who voluntarily consent to this clinical study
- allergy to local anesthetics and contrast dye or steroids
- coagulopathy or infection or use the anticoagulants or antiplatelet medication
- neurological or psychiatric disorders
- does not agree to participate in the study
- prior spine instrumentation or compression fracture near the insertion site
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method needling time: Time for epidural needle to reach the epidural space after skin puncture
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method