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Color Doppler Ultrasound to Locate Needle in Labor Epidural

NCT03596333 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2018-07-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Color Flow Doppler (CFD) utilizes Doppler information obtained from signals sent to and received from a transducer. This information is color-encoded and then displayed as color on an overlay of the two-dimensional image. The color scale represents both speed and direction of flow within a discrete area of the image. CFD has been recently used to determine the position of the epidural catheter. However its role in labor epidural has yet to be defined. This study describes the use of CFD to confirm the position of the tip of the epidural needle in the context of labor analgesia. This study hypothesized that CFD is a feasible method for identifying proper epidural needle placement prior to epidural catheter advancement.

Conditions

  • Labor Pain
  • Obstetric Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Retrospective chart review

We conducted a retrospective chart review to evaluate the stored ultrasound images used during labor epidural placement, as well as demographic and anesthetic variables.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Augusta University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Efrain Riveros Perez, MD · Medical College of Georgia. Augusta University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-28
Primary Completion
2018-06-28
Completion
2018-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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