Distance from Skin in the Lumbar Epidural Space in Korean Adult Male.
10.4097/kjae.1994.27.11.1635
- Author:
Zoong Han SONG
1
;
Yun Sik KANG
;
Tae Wan CHUN
;
Kyung Hang CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Chung-goo Sungsim Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Epidural analgesia;
Epidural depth
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Analgesia, Epidural;
Epidural Space*;
Humans;
Male*;
Skin*
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1994;27(11):1635-1638
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The distance fmm skin to the lumber epidural space was measured in 60 male patients receiving epidural analgesia. The mean distance was found to be 4.45cm. The epidural depths were identified most frequently at 4.0 to 4.5cm deep and over 90% of total cases were less than 5.5cm deep. The epidural depths had correlations with weight and PI(P < 0.001), but not correlated with height.
