Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients scheduled to undergo elective lower limb surgery under spinal anaesthesia or combined spinal epidural anaesthesia. 2) ASA I or II
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients with refusal of consent. 2)Patients with contraindications to spinal anaesthesia. 3)Local infection at the site of injection. 4)History of allergy to bupivacaine. 5)Patients older than 60 years and younger than 18 years. 6)Pregnant patients. 7)History of spinal surgery or vertebral column abnormalities. 8)Patients witrh cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy,neurological diseases,coagulation disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Vertebral column length. 2. Abdominal girth 3. Cephalid limit of sensory block for cold[Smax(cold)] and pinprick discrimination [Smax(pinprick)] will be noted.Timepoint: Assessment will be done every 3 minutes till there is no further increase for 3 consecutive observations. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Time to reach maximum sensory block to both sensations i.e cold and pinprick discrimination from the time of removal of spinal needle after giving intrathecal block. 2.Demographic characteristics like height, weight, age, BMI and gender. 3.Intra-operative hypotension (defined as fall more than 20% in baseline mean arterial pressure) 4.Cephalad limit of motor block will be noted.Timepoint: Assessment will be done every 3 minutes till there is no further increase for 3 consecutive observations. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Preeti Malik
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
Outcome results
None listed