COMPARISON OF PARAMEDIAN WITH MIDLINE TECHNIQUE OF SPINAL ANAESTHESIA IN ELDERLY

Spinal Anaesthesia

Authors

  • Farrukh Shehzad Combined Military Hospital Mardan/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • SM Zaheer Haider Combined Military Hospital Lahore/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Bushra Zafar Combined Military Hospital Lahore/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Hamza Malik Combined Military Hospital Lahore/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Muhammad Adil Jahangir Combined Military Hospital Lahore/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Saqib Kirwan Combined Military Hospital Lahore/ National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

Keywords:

Elderly,, Lumbar puncture, Midline approach, Number of attempts, Paramedian approach, Spinal, anaesthesia, Success rate

Abstract

Objective: To compare the technique of paramedian with midline approach of subarachnoid block in terms of
number of attempts and frequency of success rate in elderly patients undergoing elective lower body surgeries.
Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Anaesthesia department of Combined Military
Hospital Lahore. Six months from Jan 2014 to Jun 2014.
Material and Methods: One hundred and seventy elderly patients were scheduled for lower body surgery, using
spinal anaesthesia. They were randomized to either Midline approach (n=85) or Paramedian approach (n=85) by
lottery method. The outcome measures number of attempts and success rate were noted in both groups and
analyzed using SPSS version 18.
Results: The successful block in first attempt was 95.3% in Paramedian group and 58.8% in Midline group. Mean
number of attempts in paramedian group was 1.24 ± 0.52 as compared to 1.95 ± 0.97 in midline group. A p-value
<0.05 was taken significant.
Conclusion: The Paramedian technique was found associated with higher success rate, lesser possibility of
repeated number of attempts in elderly patients as compared to Midline approach.

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Published

31-10-2018

How to Cite

Shehzad, F., Haider, S. Z., Zafar, B., Malik, H., Jahangir, M. A., & Kirwan, S. (2018). COMPARISON OF PARAMEDIAN WITH MIDLINE TECHNIQUE OF SPINAL ANAESTHESIA IN ELDERLY: Spinal Anaesthesia. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 68(5), 1168–72. Retrieved from https://www.pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2284

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