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Ultrasound-Guided Technique for Thoracic Epidural Insertion

NCT01449214 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-05-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Thoracic epidural analgesia and anesthesia are effective in improving the quality of intraoperative and postoperative pain relief during thoracic and abdominal surgical procedures. Conventional epidural techniques have significant limitations. Due to the anatomic characteristics of the thoracic versus the lumbar intervertebral spaces, the insertion requires a more technically challenging paramedian approach. The safety and feasibility of bedside ultrasonography for the lumbar spine has already been established and it proves to be a valuable tool for neuraxial anesthesia in obstetric anesthesia

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound

Ultrasound-guided technique

PROCEDURE

Landmarking

Landmark-guided technique

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cristian Arzola, MD · MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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