Abdominal Girth, Vertebral Column Length, and Spread of Spinal Anesthesia in 30 Minutes after Plain Bupivacaine 5 mg/mL

Abstract

Multiple regression analysis revealed that the combination of a patient's 5 general characteristics, especially abdominal girth and vertebral column length, had a high predictive value for the spread of spinal anesthesia after a given dose of plain bupivacaine.