This study tries to measure the skin to subarachniod distance in Egyptian population generally and in individual male, females and pregnant females and find a differences between them
Conditions
Interventions
we insert a spinal needle in l3-4 space and measure the distance from skin to subarachnoid space using a spescific measurement
Sponsors
Mansoura Faculty of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 400 adult Egyptian patients (age is 18- 60byears) of either sex, ASA I&II, who will submitted for elective surgical procedures under spinal anesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with neurological disorder, history of seizures, spinal anomaly, low back pain, prior back surgery, skin infection at puncture site, sepsis, drug allergies and coagulation defects will be excluded. Pregnant females with hypertensive disorder, less than term pregnancy or those scheduled for surgery other than caesarean delivery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to know the skin to subarachnoid distance in egyptian population and put a formula for its calculation by approach the subarachniod space in midline by a spinal needle and put a mark on that needle and measure a distance by a ruler and find a correlation between it and bodymass index | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to find which formula is applicable in egyptian population | — |
Countries
Africa
Contacts
Public ContactHani I, Taman
Mansoura faculty of medicine, anestheasia department Mansoura university main hospital
Outcome results
None listed