INFLUENCE OF OBESITY ON SPINAL ANALGESIA WITH ISOBARIC 0.5% BUPIVACAINE
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- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 58 (6) , 610-614
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/58.6.610
Abstract
In an unblinded study 50 patients undergoing cystoscopic procedures received a spinal anaesthetic of plain 0.5% bupivacaine 4 ml administered in the sitting position at the L3–4 space. There was a correlation between the height of blockade assessed by pinprick analgesia and the degree of obesity of the patients measured by weight/height, and weight/height2. Using this dose of spinal anaesthetic agent, high blockade may be anticipated in obese patients.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- EFFECT OF BARICITY ON SPINAL ANAESTHESIA WITH AMETHOCAINEBritish Journal of Anaesthesia, 1980