Open AccessVertebral column length and abdominal girth as predictors for cephalad spread of intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Chanchal Nigam,
Asha Tyagi,
Shuchi Bhatt,
Mahendra Kumar
Publication year - 2022
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_726_21
Subject(s) - medicine , sitting , prospective cohort study , umbilicus (mollusc) , intrathecal , anesthesia , surgery , pathology
In recent literature, there is some suggestion of vertebral column length (VCL) and abdominal girth (AG) in determining cephalad spread of spinal anesthetic. Bodily habitus including abdominal fat distribution, AG, and VCL may vary among individuals from different races/ethnicity. We thus aimed to evaluate the role of AG, and VCL measured with the patient in sitting as well as lateral position, in determining the cephalad spread of intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine.