Skin-to-epidural distance in the Southeast Asian paediatric population: multiethnic morphometrics and international comparisons

摘要

INTRODUCTIONPaediatric epidurals can present technical challenges due to wide variations in age and weight among children, ranging from neonates to teenagers. This study evaluated the skin-to-epidural distance in the thoracic and lumbar regions to determine the relationship between age, weight and ethnicity and depth to the epidural space in our Singapore paediatric population.