ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2019
Preprocedural ultrasound as an adjunct to blind conventional technique for epidural neuraxial blockade in patients undergoing hip or knee joint replacement surgery: A randomised controlled trial.
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- Ultrasound guidance versus anatomical landmarks for neuraxial anaesthesia in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Does preprocedural ultrasound prior to lumbar neuraxial anesthesia or analgesia increase first-pass success in adults with obesity? A systematic review.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Comparison of accuracy between augmented reality/mixed reality techniques and conventional techniques for epidural anesthesia using a practice phantom model kit.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
- Air-refill phenomenon-A simple confirmatory adjunct for loss of resistance technique in labour epidural analgesia.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- A comparative study of ultrasound assisted versus landmark technique for combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia in patients undergoing lower limb orthopaedic surgery.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Comparative evaluation of three techniques for paramedian subarachnoid block: Point-of-care preprocedural ultrasound assisted, real-time ultrasound guided and landmark based.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Regional anaesthesia practices in India: A nationwide survey.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Correlation of preprocedural ultrasound estimated epidural depths in transverse median and posterior sagittal oblique view and body mass index with procedural epidural depths in patients scheduled for surgery under lumbar epidural anaesthesia.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Advancing, strengthening and reshaping obstetric critical care with Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Technology, engineering and innovations- Power buffers in the COVID driveline.....Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsThe patients undergoing total knee and hip replacement surgeries are mostly obese, more than 50 years of age with osteophytic spine and spine deformities making the blind conventional technique of regional anaesthesia more difficult. The aim of the study was to compare the role of preprocedural ultrasound scan to conventional blind technique in obese patients with osteophytic spines undergoing total knee or hip replacement surgeries in terms of technical difficulty, clinical efficacy, safety and patient comfort.
methodsA prospective, randomised controlled trial was conducted in which 210 consenting American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade III patients, age >50 years, Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m
resultsUltrasound improved success of CSEA at 1
conclusionPreprocedural ultrasound scan is a useful adjunct to lumbar epidural blocks in obese patients with osteophytic abnormal spines.
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