regional anesthesia for super obese: a feasibility study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M20-M25- Other joint disorders
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/10/058806
- Lead Sponsor
- Sancheti Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients (18-70 years) with a BMI of 50 kg/m2 or more and ASA grade III or less who underwent any kind of landmark-guided, nerve stimulator-guided or ultrasound-guided upper-limb blocks, lower limb blocks or neuraxial blocks for upper limb or lower-limb surgeries will be screened for inclusion
Exclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing truncal blocks, who had failed regional blocks, any coagulopathy, pre-existing neuro-deficit, cardiac or pulmonary compromise, or renal disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method technical problemsTimepoint: technical problems will be assessed after the procedure was done from the records
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Type and length of the needle used <br/ ><br>2. patient positioning <br/ ><br>3. Block duration <br/ ><br>4. number of attempts <br/ ><br>5.Use of ultrasound or any other radiological modality to assist block <br/ ><br>6. visibility of structures on ultrasound <br/ ><br>7. adequacy of spread <br/ ><br>8. block-related complications (vascular puncture, nerve injury, pain on injection) <br/ ><br>9. success or failure <br/ ><br>10. need for supplemental sedation or general anesthesia <br/ ><br>Timepoint: these will be recorded once after the block from the records