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NCT Number: NCT01091779

Changes of Upper and Lower Limb Blood Flow and Vascular Resistance in Hyperbaric Spinal Anesthesia for Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) Using Duplex Ultrasonography: Comparison of Normotensive and Hypertensive Patients

Changes of Upper and Lower Limb Blood Flow and Vascular Resistance in Hyperbaric Spinal Anesthesia for TURP Using Duplex Ultrasonography: Comparison of Normotensive and Hypertensive Patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • males (> 65 yr) were scheduled to have spinal anaesthesia for TURP

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with peripheral vascular disease
  • chronic venous insufficiency
  • prior deep vein thrombosis (DVT) defined by the presence of thrombosis on duplex or the presence of ultrasonographic signs indicating a previous DVT
  • body mass index >35
  • prior lower limb surgery due to arterial or venous trauma
  • history of diabetes or autonomic deficiency.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. venous flow velocity, blood volume flow, resistance index, pulsatility index, diameter of popliteal vein

    Time frame: 10 minutes after spinal block

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yonsei University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Mar 24, 2010
Registry last updated
Jan 31, 2012

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