Open AccessMeasuring skin to subarachnoid space depth in Egyptian population: A prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Hani I. Taman,
Ahmed Mohamed Farid,
Waleed Mohamed Abdelghaffar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.179312
Subject(s) - subarachnoid space , prospective cohort study , space (punctuation) , medicine , cohort , population , surgery , computer science , environmental health , operating system , cerebrospinal fluid
Lumbar puncture is a difficult medical skill and is used for administering subarachnoid anesthetic medications. Estimation of skin to subarachnoid space depth (SSD) helps to reduce post spinal anesthetic complications.