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Most women delivering by cesarean at BC Women's receive regional anesthesia; which includes spinal, epidural, or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. In all these techniques a needle is placed in the lower back and local anesthetic is injected to freeze the body. Normally, before the needle is placed in a patients' back, the anesthesiologist will feel between their back bones with his/her fingers to find the right spot for the needle. This study will be evaluating if the distance from the skin to the appropriate spinal space measured with a novel 3D Ultrasound will equal the actual depth of the needle insertion.
The investigators will be evaluating if the distance from the skin to the appropriate spinal space measured with a novel 3D Ultrasound will equal the actual depth of the needle insertion.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| study group | elective cesarean delivery patients |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound | Device | Parturients backs will be scanned using 3D ultrasound to measure the depth to the epidural space |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| epidural space depth | comparison of ultrasound measured epidural space to actual needle insertion | intraoperative |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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pregnant women
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Vit Gunka, MD FRCPC | University of British Columbia | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| BC Women's Hospital | Vancouver | British Columbia | V6H 3N1 | Canada |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014463 | Ultrasonography |
| ID | Term |
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| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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