Effect of abdominal girth, vertebral column length, and hip/shoulder width ratio on the spread of spinal anesthesia in term parturients undergoing elective cesarean section: A prospective observational non-randomized study

• Main Authors: Anil K Bhiwal (Author), Heena A Bhatt (Author), Lalita Jeengar (Author), Karuna Sharma (Author), Aditi S Baghel (Author), Sunanda Gupta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Spinal anesthesia is the preferred technique for cesarean section, and a suitable level of spinal anesthesia is essential, which may be variable in every parturient. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation of abdominal circumference (AC), vertebral column length (VCL), hip...