Key result
Abdominal girth and vertebral column length were the key determinants for the cephalad spread of spinal anesthesia 30 minutes after plain bupivacaine injection (both P < 0.0001).
Why the study?
Do abdominal girth and vertebral column length predict the cephalad spread of spinal anesthesia after plain bupivacaine in patients?
Observational (n=114)
Do abdominal girth and vertebral column length predict the cephalad spread of spinal anesthesia after plain bupivacaine in patients?
p-value: p=<0.0001
Abdominal girth and vertebral column length are strong predictors of the cephalad spread of spinal anesthesia after a fixed dose of plain bupivacaine.
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Abdominal girth and vertebral column length may predict cephalad spread after spinal bupivacaine; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Zhou et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Patients receiving spinal anesthesia (n=114). Abdominal girth and vertebral column length was evaluated on Cephalad spread of spinal anesthesia (loss of temperature sensation and loss of pinprick discrimination) (p=<0.0001). Abdominal girth and vertebral column length were the key determinants for the cephalad spread of spinal anesthesia 30 minutes after plain bupivacaine injection (both P < 0.0001).
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