The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of the Epidrum device to identify the epidural space in patients requiring thoracic epidural analgesia.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
46
Epidural space is located using Epidrum (Exmoor Innovations, Lisieux Way, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2LB, U.K.)
Epidural space is located using loss of resistance technique (saline solution)
CHU Marseille
Marseille, France
Hopital Foch
Suresnes, France
Ease to identify the epidural space
Number of cases having required more than 2 punctures and number of failures of the technique
Time frame: 30 minutes
Duration of epidural procedure
Time frame: 30 minutes
Number of cutaneous punctures
Time frame: 30 minutes
Number of needle redirections
Time frame: 30 minutes
Ease of epidural catheter insertion
Time frame: 30 minutes
Number of inadequate postoperative analgesia
asymmetric, incomplete or failed analgesia
Time frame: one day after anesthesia
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