Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Height based spinal anaesthesia
Sponsors
Cairo University Hospitals
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Geriatric population (60-year-old and over) ASA class I or II Undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgeries under spinal anaesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Contraindications to spinal anaesthesia e.g., patient refusal, infection at the site of spinal anaesthesia, sepsis, hypovolaemia, coagulopathy, indeterminate neurologic disease, increased intracranial pressure and autonomic neuropathy Patient refusal Short stature less than 150 cm History of allergy to medications used and opioid abuse Risk factors affecting blood pressure after spinal anaesthesia such as uncontrolled hypertension, chronic alcohol abuse, and major cardiac, renal or hepatic dysfunction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hypotension (20% decrease in systolic blood pressure from baseline readings | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bradycardia (heart rate less than 50 beat/minute);Highest sensory level and onset of sensory block ;Duration of sensory block and time to first analgesic request ;Onset of motor block ;Duration of motor block;Intraoperative shivering | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactRamy Alkonaiesy
Department of Anesthesia Surgical ICU and Pain Management Faculty of Medicine Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed