Open AccessLumbar epidural depth using transverse ultrasound scan and its correlation with loss of resistance technique: A prospective observational study in Indian population
Author(s) -
Amit Chauhan,
Ruby Bhatia,
Sanjay Agrawal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_679_17
Subject(s) - medicine , epidural space , lumbar , confidence interval , transverse diameter , nuclear medicine , body mass index , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , surgery , anatomy , mathematics , statistics
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the skin-epidural space distance as assessed by ultrasonography and conventional loss of resistance (LOR) technique and to find the correlation of epidural depth with body mass index (BMI).