The distance to spinal space using three modalities of measurement
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/053434
- Lead Sponsor
- kasturba medical college
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
BMI more than 25kg/m2
ASA I II III and undergoing elective abdominal and lower limb surgery under spinal anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patient not wiling to participate
2.Patients with history of spinal abnormalities
3.Patients with contraindications to regional block
4.Patients with prior complaints of low back pain
5.Patients who had previous spinal surgery
6.Patients with BMI less than 25kg/m2 and
7.Pregnant patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i.Anthropometric measurements using Bonodioâ??s formula to calculate SSD <br/ ><br>ii.Ultrasonography measurement of SSD <br/ ><br>iii.Actual depth by needle insertion for SSD <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method i.Compare the methods <br/ ><br>ii.The number of attempts to achieve successful spinal tap <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6 weeks