spinal anaesthesia at L3,4 interspace vs L5,S1 interspace
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Surgerypost spinal anaesthesia hypotensionAnaesthesia
- Registration Number
- PACTR201109000311318
- Lead Sponsor
- aga khan university hospital,nairobi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
All patients scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate under spinal anaesthesia during the period 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2011 will be eligible. All ASA I - III patients,above 60yrs scheduled for surgery under spinal anaesthesia during this period.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patient refusal to participate
2. Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia
a. coagulopathy b. hypovolemia/shock c. increased intracranial pressure d. sepsis e. infection at the puncture site
3. Severe cardiac disease graded as NYHA III - IV
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to compare the proportion of hypotension between elderly patients who undergo spinal anaesthesia at L3,4 and those who undergo spinal anaesthesia at L5,S1
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method