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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

Damla Kaytancı(DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-8021-4126
Semih Küçükgüçlü(DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-6652-2464
Sibel Büyükçoban(DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-5756-980X
Muhammet Kürşat Şimşek(BAŞKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-9284-6999
Mustafa Mahmut Barış(DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-6496-2781
Hülya Ellidokuz(DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE)0000-0001-8503-061X
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2025-01-31
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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.

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Objective & Hypothesis: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.
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⚙️Variables:epidural · regionelanesthesia · subcutaneosfatthickness

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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.

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Kaytancı, D., Küçükgüçlü, S., Büyükçoban, S., Şimşek, M. K., Barış, M. M., Ellidokuz, H. (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, Volume: 9 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1507502

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