Abstract

The aim of the study is to evaluate benefit of visual aid in achieving proper positioning for neuraxial anaesthesia. The anaesthesiologist will prepare the spinal tray and drugs under aseptic conditions, prepare and drape the patient’s back. A second person will start the timer and read out the standardized verbal instructions with or without visual aids, according to the allocation group of the patient. The patient will adopt the required position, and the anaesthesiologist will commence the procedure. Results: Group 1 required a second anesthesiologist to successfully complete the procedure in 25 patients out of 30 (90%) patient whereas 28 cases of group 2 (93.3%). The chi-square statistic is 1.4555. The p-value is .027643. The result is significant at p < .05. Conclusion: We concluded that the use of visual aids to assist positioning for neuraxial blockade reduced the time taken for the procedure by an average of 2 min and also reduced the number of skin punctures required.

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