title: The skin-to-epidural depth is a useful guide to avoid the rare complication of thoracic epidural anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Chuan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chih-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Kwong-Chiu
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology*