Procedural Complications of Spinal Anaesthesia in the Obese Patient

Background. Complications of spinal anaesthesia (SpA) range between 1 and 17%. Habitus and operator experience may play a pivotal role, but only sparse data is available to substantiate this claim. Methods. 161 patients were prospectively enrolled. Data such as spread of block, duration of puncture,...

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Main Authors: Manuel Wenk, Christian Weiss, Michael Möllmann, Daniel Matthias Pöpping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/165267