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Usage Of Ultrasound In Betterment Of Spinal Anesthesia Technique

A Study To Test The Efficacy And Safety Of Pre Procedure Ultrasound Guided Paramedian Technique As Compared To Conventional Landmark Guided Paramedian Technique In Administering Spinal Anesthesia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/06/034193
Enrollment
80
Registered
2021-06-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Administering spinal anesthesia using ultrasound guided paramedian technique vs conventional landmark guided paramedian technique: Total 80 patients will be selected by randomisation te

Sponsors

Shri BM Patil Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All consenting patients planned for elective lower abdomen, pelvic and lower limb surgeries under spinal anaesthesia 2. Age 50 years and above 3. ASA grade I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known allergy to local anaesthetic drug 2. Patients with coagulopathies 3. Signs of infection at site of injection 4. Patients with previous spinal surgeries 5. Patient refusal 6. Neurological disorder or deficit

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To compare number of needle passes in both groups (i.e. withdrawal and redirection of spinal needle without exiting the skin) 2. To compare number of needle attempts in both groups (i.e. number of times the spinal needle was withdrawn from skin and reinserted)Timepoint: At 10, 20 and 30 minutes after Spinal Anaesthesia—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare incidence of blood in spinal needle in both groupsTimepoint: Immediately after the procedure—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sankalpa Saha

BLDE (DU) UNIVERSITY

dayandtalikoti@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026