Ultrasonography Versus Palpation for Spinal Anesthesia in Obese Parturients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery

Completed 280 enrolled Mansoura University

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The study will compare between preprocedural ultrasonography and the conventional palpation technique for spinal anesthesia in obese parturients undergoing elective cesarean delivery

Timeline

Start: 2019-01-16
Primary completion: 2021-01-31
Completion: 2021-01-31

Publications

Tawfik MM, Tolba MA, Ismail OM, Messeha MM. Ultrasonography versus palpation for spinal anesthesia in obese parturients undergoing cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Jan 11;49(1):41-48. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2022-104272.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Background	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	12.5 mg	Other
Background	Fentanyl	Other / unclassified	15 ug	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.