Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Real-time Ultrasound-guided Spinal Anaesthesia: Spinal anaesthesia will be given while visualising the trajectory of the spinal needle during the puncture process, and time taken for pr
Sponsors
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 65+years, American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Grading II, III, Patients posted for elective infraumbilical surgeries
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Uncooperative patients Contraindications to spinal anaesthesia Coagulopathies Puncture site infections Local anaesthetics allergy Increased intracranial pressure Pre-existing neurological deficits Severe pre-existing spine deformities Patients with unstable cardiovascular disease, including recent MI and Cardiac Failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| First attempt success rateTimepoint: After completion of successful spinal anesthesia injection in first puncture, at end of study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of attempts Number of passes Procedure time Procedural difficulty score Adverse reactionsTimepoint: At the end of the study Time from placing probe on the skin till outflow of CSF observed. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Swetha Ramani C
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre
Outcome results
None listed