title: [Effect of age on dose requirement for lumbar epidural anesthesia].
abstract: In 161 patients, aged 19-75 yr and subjected to epidural anesthesia for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, the relationships between the spread of lumbar epidural analgesia with 10 ml of 2% mepivacaine and age, height, weight, weight/height ratio, and body mass index were studied. The highest correlation was found between the age and the spread (r = 0.67, P < 0.001). The next higher correlation was found between the height and the spread (r = -0.32, P < 0.001). The lowest but a statistically significant correlation was found between the body mass index and the spread (r = 0.16, P < 0.05). A strong inverse linear relationship was found between the age and the epidural dose requirement (r = -0.59, P < 0.001).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D006801:Humans; D008619:Mepivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008619:Mepivacaine