If by using ultrasonography the distance of transverse process and epidural space are similar to the actual depth of epidural space
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/07/070560
- Lead Sponsor
- ady Hardinge Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II adult patients receiving epidural anaesthesia for elective surgery
Exclusion Criteria
1 Obvious spine deformity
2 History of spine surgery
3 Infection at needle insertion site
4 Coagulopathy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1 Concordance correlation coefficient between ultrasound estimated depths of transverse process and epidural space in lumbar region to the actual depth of epidural space in adult patientsTimepoint: 1 After removal of epidural needle
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1 Bias, precision and agreement between ultrasound estimated depths of transverse process and epidural space in lumbar region to the actual depth of epidural space in adult patients <br/ ><br>2 Spearman coefficient between the depth of lumbar transverse process and needle insertion depth with the BMI of the patient. <br/ ><br>3 Percentage of patients having successful first pass attempt. <br/ ><br>4 Median Interquartile range (IQR) of ultrasound visualization score (UVS).Timepoint: 1 After removal of epidural needle <br/ ><br>2 After removal of epidural needle <br/ ><br>3 After removal of epidural needle <br/ ><br>4 During pre procedural ultrasonography of spine