Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasound Epidural Technique
Lead Sponsor:
Mansoura University
Conditions:
Pediatric- Epidural Analgesia -Palpation-ultrasound
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Epidural analgesia for abdominal surgeries provides numerous advantages for both neonates and children. The anatomical identification of the intervertebral space to access the epidural space is not co...
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prepuncture ultrasonography to facilitate epidural block in pediatric patients undergoing elective urological operations compared with the conventi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pediatric patients aged from 1 to 12 years old
- Both genders
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I,II, III
- Scheduled for open midabdominal urological surgeries under general anesthesia
Exclusion
- Pediatric patients aged less than 1 or more than 12 years old
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status Iv
- Parents' refusal to participate in the study
- Any contraindication to epidural block (as severe infection at the puncture site, coagulopathy or hemodynamically unstable patients)
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Severe spinal deformity
- History of allergy to the anesthetic drugs
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 20 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
110 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05331157
Start Date
May 1 2022
End Date
September 20 2023
Last Update
October 23 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Mansoura University-Emergency hospital-ICU
Al Mansurah, Egypt