se of Ultrasound to find the accuracy of anatomical landmarks (Tuffiers line) for estimation of vertebral level in sitting and lateral positions.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Male and female patients, of age between 18 years and 75 years, undergoing elective or emergency surgeries under spinal anesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/08/009465
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasturba Medical College Manipal
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
Patients of age 18 years old to 75 years of age
Patients undergoing Elective/Emergency surgeries under Spinal Anaesthesia
Males & Females
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with spinal deformities
Patients who have undergone spinal surgeries
Patients with decreased mobility of vertebral column
Patients with difficulty for placing in lateral or sitting position
Pregnant Women
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The accuracy of palpated intercristal line to correspond to L4 vertebrae or L 3-4 intervertebral space in sitting and lateral positionTimepoint: November 2015 to August 2018
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method measure the accuracy of palpated intercristal line across various height, BMI and gender of the patientsTimepoint: November 2015 to August 2018