None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Procedure/Surgery : Patient is placed on an operating table with a prone position. The fluoroscopy is utilized to identify the cervical vertebrae level and an insertion site is selected and sterilized
Sponsors
Asan Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients who mandatorily need cervical epidural space access at the C6-7, C7-T1 level - Patients who undergo cervical epidural block - Patients who undergo cervical epidural neuroplasty - Patients who undergo cervical blood patch - 20 = age <80 - Patients who want to participate in this study and write informed consent voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - An allergy to local anesthetics and contrast dye, or steroid - Patients who are contraindicated in nerve block such as coagulopathy, infection at the insertion site - Neurological or psychiatric disorders - Pregnancy - Patients who do not want to participate in this study - Patients who had surgery on the cervical spine - Patients who cannot see the epidural space due to severe stenosis at the injection site
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Needling time: procedural time from the skin puncture to approah the epidural space | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| First attempt success: achieving the successful epidural access at once without any backward movement of the needle;Total number of needle passes: First needle pass + additional needle passes;Success or failure: success indicates that the needle approaches the epidural space.;Crossover success: achieving successful epidural access by the use of another method if the primary process is failed.;Needle tip visualization;Needle tips location;false positive/negative loss of resistance;Procedure related complications;Radiation dose | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactJi hoon Sim
Asan Medical Center
Outcome results
None listed