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A Prospective Observational Study of Epidural Pressures During Caudal Epidural in the Pediatric Population

NCT02233309 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2015-05-28

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Summary

This study is a prospective study of epidural pressure changes when local anesthetic is injected from the caudal route. All patients will receive the same weight based volume dose of local anesthetic after induction of general anesthesia, and a CVP transducer will be attached to the standard caudal needle for measurement of pressure: under the skin, after entering the epidural space, and every 15 seconds for 3 minutes after completion of injection with the needle in situ. The placement of the caudal epidural will follow current standard of care and administration, the only variation will be the addition of a pressure transducer to the stopcock where the local anesthetic syringe is attached that will allow for pressure monitoring.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia, Caudal

Interventions

OTHER

Monitoring of pressures during caudal anesthesia

The caudal itself is a separate procedure not covered by this observational study. This study simply attaches a monitoring device to the needle used for the caudal to measure pressures. The caudal takes place whether the observation of pressures is agreed to or not, as per standard protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jessica Goeller

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jessica Goeller, MD · Nationwide Children's Hospital

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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