title: Weight and BMI are the most important predictors influencing the needle insertion distance to the thoracic epidural space.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Palliative Care, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (FP, ML), School of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Milan (CC, VP), and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (ML).
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Piccioni
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casiraghi
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pisciotta
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae