Japanese parturient body mass index and the role in initial nerve block height of women undergoing cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia

We examined background differences, including BMI at the delivery, gestational age, and fetal birth weight between the cases with and without the adequate initial nerve block height less than the sixth thoracic vertebral level (Th6) after the spinal dose administration. The data demonstrated advanced maternal age pregnancy (median 35.5 years) and normal BMI (median 24.7) at the delivery in the population. The patients with the inadequate initial nerve block height immediately after the spinal dose administration documented significantly lower block height compared with those with adequate block height (Th8 [n = 55] vs Th4 [n = 346], P 
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research