Comparison of three sitting positions for combined spinal - epidural anesthesia: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The aim of this prospective, multi-centered and multi-arm parallel randomized trial was to test the hypothesis that modified sitting positions including hamstring stretch position (HSP) and squatting position (SP) would reduce needle - bone contact events and increase the success rate of combined spinal - epidural anesthesia (CSEA) compared to traditional sitting position (TSP) in patients undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty.

Patients and methods

Three hundred and sixty American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-III patients, aged between 45-85 years were randomly allocated to one of three groups using computer-generated simple randomization: group TSP (n = 120), group HSP (n = 120), and group SP (n = 120). Primary outcome measures were the

SUBMITTER: Ozhan MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9373673 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature