The effect of position of the arm on visualizing a vein in the chest with ultrasound during normal breathing
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M958- Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who are undergoing forearm fractures under ultrasound guided brachial plexus block
Exclusion Criteria
a.Patients with previous rib/clavicular fractures
b.Previous thoracic surgery on right side
c.Patients with underlying pneumothorax/hemothorax
d. BMI >30
e. Refusal to consent for the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage change in the Cross - sectional area of the vein at different points on the chest during breathingTimepoint: 1 minute
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depth of the Axillary vein from skin(mm) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 minute;Distance from axillary vein to pleura/rib(mm) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 minute
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