Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Lady Hardinge Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II adult patients receiving epidural anaesthesia for elective surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Obvious spine deformity 2 History of spine surgery 3 Infection at needle insertion site 4 Coagulopathy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 Concordance correlation coefficient between ultrasound estimated depths of transverse process and epidural space in lumbar region to the actual depth of epidural space in adult patientsTimepoint: 1 After removal of epidural needle | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 Bias, precision and agreement between ultrasound estimated depths of transverse process and epidural space in lumbar region to the actual depth of epidural space in adult patients 2 Spearman coefficient between the depth of lumbar transverse process and needle insertion depth with the BMI of the patient. 3 Percentage of patients having successful first pass attempt. 4 Median Interquartile range (IQR) of ultrasound visualization score (UVS).Timepoint: 1 After removal of epidural needle 2 After removal of epidural needle 3 After removal of epidural needle 4 During pre procedural ultrasonography of spine | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactUpma Bhatia Batra
Lady Hardinge Medical College
Outcome results
None listed