Tokyo, July 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062172) titled 'Investigation of biological tissue contained within the epidural Tuohy needle following epidural puncture for labor analgesia' on July 8.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Nagano Red Cross Hospital
Condition:
Condition - Patients undergoing labour epidural analgesia
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Tissue coring can occur when an epidural Tuohy needle is inserted because it is a hollow needle. Although much less common than after spinal puncture, several cases of epidermoid cyst following epidural puncture have been reported. Tis...