Ultrasound Predictors of Difficult Spinal Anesthesia
Completed
- Conditions
- AnesthesiaProcedural Complication
- Registration Number
- NCT05115591
- Lead Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
- Brief Summary
This prospective observational study aims to investigate about the efficacy of spine ultrasound in predicting difficult spinal anesthesia
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing spinal anesthesia for elective surgery
- ASA physical status score < 4
Exclusion Criteria
- Contraindications to regional anesthesia
- ASA physical status score ≥ 4
- Patient's refusal or inability to sing the informed consent
- Previous spine surgery affecting the intervertebral space chosen for spinal anesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difficulty in performing spinal anesthesia 20 minutes Difficult spinal anesthesia includes: failure, procedure lasting more than 400 seconds from the insertion of the needle to the deliquoration; a number of needle replacements greater than 10; a change of the clinician practicing spinal anesthesia.
Ultrasound View 10 minutes Ultrasound visibility of Dura Mater complexes on the intervertebral space chosen for spinal anesthesia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Failure Rate 20 minutes Failed Spinal Anesthesia
Duration 20 minutes Spinal anesthesia duration (expressed in seconds) from the insertion of the needle to the deliquoration
Spinal needle replacements 20 minutes Number of needle replacements
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Università Campus Biomedico
🇮🇹Roma, Italy