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Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 76 - 84, 31.01.2025
https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1507502

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  • Keplinger M, Marhofer P, Eppel W, et al. Lumbar neuraxial anatomical changes throughout pregnancy: a longitudinal study using serial ultrasound scans. Anaesthesia 2016;71(6):669-674.
  • Watts RW. The influence of obesity on the relationship between body mass index and the distance to the epidural space from the skin. Anaesth Intensive Care 1993;21(3):309-310.
  • Awasthi H, Verma V, Chaudhary U, Rana S, Singh J, Negi C. Correlation of preprocedural ultrasound estimated epidural depths in transverse median and posterior sagittal oblique view and body mass index with procedural epidural depths in patients scheduled for surgery under lumbar epidural anaesthesia. Indian J Anaesth 2021;65(10):750.
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  • Adegboye MB, Bolaji BO, Ibraheem GH. The Correlation Between Body Mass Index On The Length From Skin To Lumbar Epidural Space In Nigerian Adults. J West African Coll Surg 7(1):113-127. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29951458
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  • Gnaho A, Nguyen V, Villevielle T, Frota M, Marret E, Gentili ME. Assessing the Depth of the Subarachnoid Space by Ultrasound. Brazilian J Anesthesiol 2012;62(4):520-530.
  • Eley VA, Chin A, Sekar R, et al. Increasing body mass index and abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness are associated with increased skin-to-epidural space distance in pregnant women. Int J Obstet Anesth 2019;38:59-65.
  • Sahota JS, Carvalho JCA, Balki M, Fanning N, Arzola C. Ultrasound estimates for midline epidural punctures in the obese parturient: paramedian sagittal oblique is comparable to transverse median plane. Anesth Analg 2013;116(4):829-835.
  • Turan A, Birgi E, Ozdemir M, Hekimoglu A, Coskun H. Evaluation of The Effect of Body Mass Index on Epıdural Fat Distance with Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Med. J. Ankara Tr. Res. Hosp 2018;51(2):9-14.

Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 76 - 84, 31.01.2025
https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1507502

Abstract

The aim of the study; to investigate whether there is a relationship between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue and the skin-epidural space distance measured by ultrasonography.

Ethical Statement

2021/08-42

Supporting Institution

Dokuz Eylül University

References

  • WHO Consultation on Obesity (1997: Geneva S, Diseases WHOD of N, World Health Organization. Programme of Nutrition F and RH. Obesity : preventing and managing the global epidemic : report of a WHO Consultation on Obesity, Geneva, 3-5 June 1997. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/63854
  • Wong J, Lim SST. Skin-to-epidural distance in the Southeast Asian paediatric population: multiethnic morphometrics and international comparisons. Singapore Med J 2019;60(3):136-139.
  • Keplinger M, Marhofer P, Eppel W, et al. Lumbar neuraxial anatomical changes throughout pregnancy: a longitudinal study using serial ultrasound scans. Anaesthesia 2016;71(6):669-674.
  • Watts RW. The influence of obesity on the relationship between body mass index and the distance to the epidural space from the skin. Anaesth Intensive Care 1993;21(3):309-310.
  • Awasthi H, Verma V, Chaudhary U, Rana S, Singh J, Negi C. Correlation of preprocedural ultrasound estimated epidural depths in transverse median and posterior sagittal oblique view and body mass index with procedural epidural depths in patients scheduled for surgery under lumbar epidural anaesthesia. Indian J Anaesth 2021;65(10):750.
  • Lo K, Huang YQ, Shen G, et al. Effects of waist to height ratio, waist circumference, body mass index on the risk of chronic diseases, all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality. Postgrad Med J. 2021;97(1147):306-311.
  • Parente EB, Mutter S, Harjutsalo V, Ahola AJ, Forsblom C, Groop PH. Waist-height ratio and waist are the best estimators of visceral fat in type 1 diabetes. Sci Rep 2020;10(1):18575.
  • Adegboye MB, Bolaji BO, Ibraheem GH. The Correlation Between Body Mass Index On The Length From Skin To Lumbar Epidural Space In Nigerian Adults. J West African Coll Surg 7(1):113-127. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29951458
  • Fischer B, Sedlmeier AM, Hartwig S, et al. Anthropometric measures in the German National Cohort—more than weight and height. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforsch - Gesundheitsschutz 2020;63(3):290-300.
  • Sprung J, Bourke DL, Grass J, et al. Predicting the Difficult Neuraxial Block. Anesth Analg 1999;89(2):384-389.
  • Mauad FM, Chagas-Neto FA, Benedeti ACGS, et al. Reproducibility of abdominal fat assessment by ultrasound and computed tomography. Radiol Bras 2017;50(3):141-147.
  • Brinda B Kamdar, MDDavid Hao M. Ultrasound guidance for neuraxial anesthesia techniques. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/ultrasound-guidance-for-neuraxial-anesthesia-techniques?search=epidural ultrasonografi&source=search_result&selectedTitle=1~150&usage_type=default&display_rank=1#H3969993209
  • Gnaho A, Nguyen V, Villevielle T, Frota M, Marret E, Gentili ME. Assessing the Depth of the Subarachnoid Space by Ultrasound. Brazilian J Anesthesiol 2012;62(4):520-530.
  • Eley VA, Chin A, Sekar R, et al. Increasing body mass index and abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness are associated with increased skin-to-epidural space distance in pregnant women. Int J Obstet Anesth 2019;38:59-65.
  • Sahota JS, Carvalho JCA, Balki M, Fanning N, Arzola C. Ultrasound estimates for midline epidural punctures in the obese parturient: paramedian sagittal oblique is comparable to transverse median plane. Anesth Analg 2013;116(4):829-835.
  • Turan A, Birgi E, Ozdemir M, Hekimoglu A, Coskun H. Evaluation of The Effect of Body Mass Index on Epıdural Fat Distance with Lumbar Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Med. J. Ankara Tr. Res. Hosp 2018;51(2):9-14.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Anaesthesiology
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Damla Kaytancı 0000-0002-8021-4126

Semih Küçükgüçlü 0000-0002-6652-2464

Sibel Büyükçoban 0000-0002-5756-980X

Muhammet Kürşat Şimşek 0000-0002-9284-6999

Mustafa Mahmut Barış 0000-0002-6496-2781

Hülya Ellidokuz 0000-0001-8503-061X

Publication Date January 31, 2025
Submission Date July 17, 2024
Acceptance Date December 23, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 9 Issue: 1

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APA Kaytancı, D., Küçükgüçlü, S., Büyükçoban, S., Şimşek, M. K., et al. (2025). Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences, 9(1), 76-84. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1507502
AMA Kaytancı D, Küçükgüçlü S, Büyükçoban S, Şimşek MK, Barış MM, Ellidokuz H. Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region. JBACHS. January 2025;9(1):76-84. doi:10.30621/jbachs.1507502
Chicago Kaytancı, Damla, Semih Küçükgüçlü, Sibel Büyükçoban, Muhammet Kürşat Şimşek, Mustafa Mahmut Barış, and Hülya Ellidokuz. “Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region”. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences 9, no. 1 (January 2025): 76-84. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1507502.
EndNote Kaytancı D, Küçükgüçlü S, Büyükçoban S, Şimşek MK, Barış MM, Ellidokuz H (January 1, 2025) Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences 9 1 76–84.
IEEE D. Kaytancı, S. Küçükgüçlü, S. Büyükçoban, M. K. Şimşek, M. M. Barış, and H. Ellidokuz, “Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region”, JBACHS, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 76–84, 2025, doi: 10.30621/jbachs.1507502.
ISNAD Kaytancı, Damla et al. “Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region”. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences 9/1 (January 2025), 76-84. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1507502.
JAMA Kaytancı D, Küçükgüçlü S, Büyükçoban S, Şimşek MK, Barış MM, Ellidokuz H. Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region. JBACHS. 2025;9:76–84.
MLA Kaytancı, Damla et al. “Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region”. Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences, vol. 9, no. 1, 2025, pp. 76-84, doi:10.30621/jbachs.1507502.
Vancouver Kaytancı D, Küçükgüçlü S, Büyükçoban S, Şimşek MK, Barış MM, Ellidokuz H. Examination Of The Relationship Between Body Mass Index And The Skin-Epidural Space Distance Measured By Ultrasound In The Lumbar Region. JBACHS. 2025;9(1):76-84.