NCT02330185

Comparison of Two Anatomic Landmarks With Ultrasonography in Spinal Anesthesia

Phase IV Study of Landmarks for Spinal Anesthesia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The most used anatomical landmark for application of spinal anesthesia is Tuffier's line. Other alternative landmark is tenth rib. However there is no trial that compare these landmarks based on using ultrasonography.

Detailed description

The investigators aim to compare two landmarks (Tuffier's line and tenth rib line) for accuracy by using ultrasonography. 40 patients will be included in each groups. all of them will be assessed by ultrasonography during application of spinal anesthesia. And the investigators will examine the percentage of successful estimation of correct vertebral space.

Conditions

• Arthropathy of Knee

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	ultrasonography	spinal anesthesia guided with ultrasonography

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-02-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2015-01-01
• Last updated: 2015-08-05