Thermographic Imaging in Epidural Anesthesia

Cook County Health

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Epidural Blockade

Treatments: Device: Thermographic imaging

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02739776

IRB# 16-012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to describe infrared thermographic imaging as a tool for the assessment of epidural block in obstetrics patients

Full description

Patients will recive standard anesthesia care for epidural placement and additionally, thermographic imaging will be obtained at baseline and up to 30 min after the epidural blockade is performed.

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parturients in active labor requesting epidural anesthesia for normal vaginal delivery

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with lower extremity skin disorders like active infections like cellulitis, ,dermatitis, psoriasis or connective tissue disorders like scleroderma or Raynaud's phenomenon
• Patients with diagnosed peripheral vascular disease ,venous stasis , deep venous thrombosis.
• Patients with Severe preeclampsia with significant lower extremity edema
• Patient on vasoactive agents like vasodilators, calcium channels blockers.

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

A

Description:

Pt receiving standard Epidural block care for vaginal delivery

Treatment:

Device: Thermographic imaging