The Skin-to-epidural distance of parturients by ultrasonography: sitting position versus left lateral position

• Published in: Anesthesia and pain medicine (Korean society of anesthesiologists) Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 132 - 136
• Main Authors: Chun, Eun Hee, Chung, Rack Kyung, Kim, Youn Jin, Jin, So Hee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한마취통증의학회 30.04.2017
• Subjects: 마취과학

Background: Pre-procedural lumbar ultrasound scanning is a reliable tool to estimate the skin to epidural distance (SED). We conducted an observational study to compare the SED between the sitting position and lateral position using pre-procedural ultrasound imaging of the lumbar spine in parturient...