Does a Pre-Procedural Ultrasound Of the spine Improve The Performance For Spinal Anaesthesia
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients posted for elective surgery under spinal anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/012133
- Lead Sponsor
- Department Of Anaesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
ASA Grade I and II
Exclusion Criteria
1) patient refusal
2) Contraindication for spinal anaesthesia â?? infection at site, coagulopathy, allergy to local anaesthetics
3) Spinal Deformity
4) BMI >35, Pregnancy
5) Previous Spine Surgery
6) Lower Limb Fractures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method procedural success in first needle passTimepoint: procedural success in first needle pass
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of needle passesTimepoint: the number of forward advancements of the spinal needle in a given interspinous space, i.e., withdrawal and redirection of spinal needle without exiting the skin;The number of attempts defined as the number of times the spinal needle is withdrawn from the skin and reinsertedTimepoint: defined as the number of times the spinal needle is withdrawn from the skin and reinserted <br/ ><br>A maximum of 3 attempts will be allowed for the performer. After 3 attempts, it will be considered as a procedural failure, following which the Senior anaesthesiologist will intervene;The time taken to detect CSFTimepoint: time from first needle insertion till CSF detection