Real‐time vs. pre‐procedural ultrasound guidance for lower thoracic epidural puncture: a randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
Real-time ultrasound guidance significantly improved first-pass success compared with pre-procedural ultrasound guidance.
Study context
- Population
- Patients scheduled for abdominal surgery requiring thoracic epidural anaesthesiaincluded in final analysis
- Participants
- 64 patients
- Comparison
- Pre-procedural vs Real-time
- Pre-proceduraln = 32reference
- Real-timen = 32
- Primary endpoint
- First-pass success rate
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.008
Secondary outcomes
Number of passes and punctures
- Fewer passes and punctures in the real-time group
Procedure time
- No significant difference between groups
Original publication
Real‐time vs. pre‐procedural ultrasound guidance for lower thoracic epidural puncture: a randomised controlled trial. Anaesthesia. Published 1 September 2026. doi:10.
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