The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate whether the Compuflo Epidural Instrument injection pump technology, which is FDA approved for lumbar epidural anesthesia, is also capable of identifying the thoracic epidural space through measurement of pressure levels. While this device is approved by the FDA for use in the procedure of the lumbar epidural, it is not used to perform the epidural procedure but rather to measure the epidural pressure. This study will likewise measure the epidural pressure.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
2
Compuflo Epidural Instrument will be used to measure pressure levels in the thoracic epidural space while performing thoracic epidural anesthesia.
University of Miami Hospital
Miami, Florida, United States
Pressure Levels in Thoracic Epidural Space
The Compuflo Epidural Instrument measures the pressure levels in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) in the thoracic epidural space
Time frame: Day 1
Percent of Successful Performance of Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia Using Loss of Resistance Technique
Percent of thoracic epidural anesthesia procedures using LOR that result in a loss of sensation to cold in at least one dermatome, either unilateral or bilateral
Time frame: Day 1
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