Neuraxial Ultrasound for Thoracic Epidural Placement

Completed 70 enrolled Benaroya Research Institute

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

This blinded, randomized study compares standard palpation to ultrasound-assisted landmark identification of the thoracic spine for thoracic epidural catheterization.

Timeline

Start: 2009-04
Primary completion: 2014-02
Completion: 2014-02

Publications

Auyong DB, Hostetter L, Yuan SC, Slee AE, Hanson NA. Evaluation of Ultrasound-Assisted Thoracic Epidural Placement in Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Mar/Apr;42(2):204-209. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000540.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.05 %	Other
Comparator	Hydromorphone	Other / unclassified	0.01 mg/ml	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.