Obesity

Studies from M. Balki and co-researchers in the area of obesity published

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, July 6th, 2009

"Prepuncture lumbar ultrasound scanning is a reliable tool to facilitate labor epidural needle placement in nonobese parturients. In this study, we assessed prepuncture lumbar ultrasound scanning as a tool for estimating the depth to the epidural space and determining the optimal insertion point in obese parturients," scientists in Toronto, Canada report.

"We studied 46 obese parturients, with prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m(2), requesting labor epidural analgesia. Ultrasound imaging was done by one of the investigators to identify the midline, the intervertebral space, and the distance from the skin to the epidural space (ultrasound depth, UD) at the...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2009-07-06)

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