Ultrasound-assisted Versus Conventional Landmark-guided Spinal Anesthesia in Patients With Abnormal Spinal Anatomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-07-05
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Spinal anesthesia can be challenging in patients with lumbar scoliosis or previous lumbar
spine surgery. This study aims to evaluate whether the use of the ultrasound-assisted spinal
anesthesia reduces the number of passes required to successful dural puncture compared with
the conventional surface landmark-guided technique in patients with abnormal spinal anatomy.