Obesity is independently associated with spinal anesthesia outcomes: a prospective observational study.

The influence of body-mass index (BMI) on spinal anesthesia is still controversial, with discrepant results reported in previous studies. To compare spinal anesthesia in obese and non-obese subjects, the anesthesia profiles in patients who underwent spinal anesthesia using intrathecal hyperbaric bup...

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Main Authors: Hyo-Jin Kim, Won Ho Kim, Hyung Woo Lim, Jie Ae Kim, Duk-Kyung Kim, Byung Seop Shin, Woo Seog Sim, Tae Soo Hahm, Chung Su Kim, Sangmin M Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4405588?pdf=render