NCT01321684

The Effect of Spinal Flexion in the Lateral Decubitus Position on the Unilaterality During Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 20 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

For unilateral spinal block, spinal local anesthetics should take effect on the spinal nerves of one side. With full flexion of the spine, the cauda equina becomes tightened and hangs in the middle of the subarachnoid space. This study was performed to assess if flexion of the vertebral column facilitates unilateral spinal anesthesia.

Conditions

• Spinal Anesthesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	lateral decubitus position with full spinal flexion	The patients maintained the lateral decubitus position with the hips and back fully flexed for 15 minutes.
OTHER	lateral decubitus position without spinal flexion	the patients are allowed to straighten their flexed hips and back to obtain the normal lordotic curvature of spinal column

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2011-03-23
• Last updated: 2012-05-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea