title: The distance from the skin to the epidural space in a Chinese patient population.
abstract: The inter-relationship between age, height, weight and distance from the skin to the epidural space correlated with the patient's weight (r = 0.52, F = 23.96, P less than 0.001), and showed no correlation with patient's height (r = 0.18, F = 0.04, P greater than 0.05) or age (r = 0.13, F = 1.88, P greater than 0.05). The epidural space was found at a depth range of 3-7 cm, and 60% of patients had a depth of 4-5 cm. The results may be useful as a guideline for successful epidural blocks.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Lau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013624:Taiwan