Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Delayed supine positioning in elderly patients undergoing lower limb surgeries: making the patient to sit upright for 2 minutes after administering spinal anesthesia in elderly patients
Sponsors
SRM Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All ASA PS I II and III patients undergoing lower limb surgeries
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal contraindications to spinal anesthesia like local anesthetic allergy, infection, increased intracranial pressure, preexisting neurological defecit
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| incidence of hypotensionTimepoint: 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 minutes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Phenylephrine requiremntTimepoint: 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 minutes;changes in Heart rateTimepoint: 2 4 6 8 10 15 20 25 30 minutes;incidence of nausea and vomittingTimepoint: ;Time of onset of pain post spinal anesthesiaTimepoint: ;Heart rate at the time of first episode of hypotensionTimepoint: | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr K Anand
SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Outcome results
None listed