Feasibility of Complete Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Epidural Puncture Using an Automatic LOR Detection Syringe: A Retrospective Observational Feasibility Study

Feasibility of Complete Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Epidural Puncture Using an Automatic LOR Detection Syringe: A Retrospective Observational Feasibility Study - Feasibility of Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Epidural

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058904

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-29

Start date

2025-08-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

patients who underwent abdominal surgery with thoracic epidural anesthesia performed by real-time ultrasound-guided thoracic epidural puncture

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We included all consecutive patients who underwent abdominal surgery and an attempt of real-time US-guided TEP during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The only exclusion criterion was puncture across the Th12/L1 level.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the primary outcome was defined as successful real-time ultrasound visualization of the exact moment of LOR, regardless of the number of passes or puncture attempts.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShosaburo Jotaki

Omuta city hospital Department of anesthesiology

sjsjsj1678@yahoo.co.jp0944-53-1061

Outcome results