Health Condition 1: null- patients requiring epidural catheter in T11-12,T12-L1 or lumbar spaces
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: ultrasound group
control group: After receiving written informed signed consent patients will be recruited in study. Out of 20 junior doctors, 5 doctors will be assigned in control grou
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients undergoing elective surgeries and requiring epidural catheterisation in T11-12, T12-L1, and lumabr spaces
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any contraindication for central neuraxial blocks like Raised intra cranial pressures, Coagulation abnormalities, Previous neurological deficits, Local skin infections, Skeletal metastasis to vertebrae, patient not willing for central neuraxial block, BMI 25, obvious scoliosis or kyphosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Success rate of epidural catheter placement, Complication rate of epidural catheterization like dural tap, aspiration of blood and failed block Timepoint: immediate postoperatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| learning curve of resident anaesthetist for blind epidural catheter placement vs ultrasound guided methodTimepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPooja Baliga
Tata Memorial Hosptital, Mumbai
Outcome results
None listed