Real-time ultrasound guided continuous thoracic epidural catheter insertion for postoperative analgesia

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: thoracic epidural catheter insertion for postoperative analgesia; ultrasound guidance; thoracic epidural catheter; postoperative analgesia

• Registration Number: TCTR20180917006
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-09-17
• Study Completion: 2019-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Major abdominal or thoracic surgery
2. Plan for thoracic epidural catheter insertion
3. ASA physical status I-III

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients refuse to have epidural catheter and to participate the study
2. Patients having contraindication of epidural catheter insertion
2.1 Coagulopathy or taking anticoagulation drugs
2.2 Hemodynamic instability
2.3 Increase intracranial pressure
2.4 Infection at the back
3. Patients have severe cardiopulmonary disease
4. Pregnancy
5. BMI > 35 kg/m2
6. Allergy to local anesthetic drugs

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
procedure time at the end of procedure clock

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
success rate at the end of procedure successful epidural catheter insertion,number of attempt at the end of procedure counting