Dural Puncture Epidural Technique For Vaginal Procedures

Cairo University50 enrolled

Overview

25G Dural Puncture Epidural Technique will be compared with Conventional Standard Lumbar Epidural Technique During Anesthesia of Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Gynecologic Diseases Requiring Vaginal Hysterectomy

Interventions

Conventional Epidural TechniquePROCEDURE

Standard Lumbar Epidural Technique at L4-5 interspace using Tuhoy needle (18G) then epidural catheter (20G) inserted, then 15ml 0.5% Bupivacane and 50ug fentanyl given.

25G Dural Puncture Epidural TechniquePROCEDURE

25G pencil point spinal needle will be inserted at L4-5 interspace through the tuhoy needle

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 25-55 years old. * Height: 165 cm. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient Refusal. * Coagulopathy. * Deformity of lumbar vertebrae.

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesia, Surgical ICU, and Pain Management

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

incidence of bilateral sacral blockade

Time frame: Up to 30 minutes after local anesthetic injection

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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