Obesity Epidemiology

New obesity epidemiology findings from Hamamatsu University described

Published in Elder Law Weekly, August 1st, 2007

Investigators publish new data in the report "The epidural space is deeper in elderly and obese patients in the Japanese population. Epidural anaesthesia is an efficient method of providing both regional anaesthesia and post-operative pain relief. Detection of the epidural space is critical, but it is difficult to predict the depth of the epidural space," scientists in Shizuoka, Japan report.

"Published results are inconsistent. We retrospectively investigated the differences in the depth of the epidural space depending on the puncture site, approach type and physical findings of patients. All surgical patients from 1994 to 2005 were included in the study and 4964 cases...

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