Comparing two methods, that is, using a picture along with oral commands to attain correct position for spinal anaesthesia and using only oral commands to position patients for spinal anaesthesia.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/12/016493
- Lead Sponsor
- M S Ramaiah Medical college and Hospitals
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.ASA II and III patients.
2.Obstetric patients undergoing caesarean section.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients who have prior experience with neuraxial blocks (including caesarean section or epidural labour analgesia).
2.Refusal to consent.
3.Major spinal deformities.
4.Any contraindication to neuraxial anaesthesia like, coagulopathies, infection at the site of injection, increased intracranial pressure, hypovolemia, indeterminate neurological disease, severe aortic or mitral stenosis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To measure the duration of the time taken from giving instructions to free flow of CSF in the two groups, that is, control and study groups. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Time (in seconds) will be noted from the start of giving oral and visual instructions to the patient regarding positioning for spinal anaesthesia till the free flow of CSF. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The total number of skin punctures, total number of inter vertebral spaces attempted and success at first attempt.Timepoint: Number of skin punctures during the procedure,that is, from the start of giving instructions till the free flow of CSF will be noted.