Clinical Study

Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Spinal Anaesthesia: A Prospective Observational Study of a New Approach

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Surgery performed (n)

Total Patients (n)100
Gender (n)M: 37, F: 63 Total knee arthroplasty61
Age (yrs) 66 ± 11 Total hip arthroplasty
(THA)
24
Range 39–86
Height (m)1.7 ± 0.1Revision THA3
Range 1.7–1.9
Weight (kg)83.5 ± 18.1 Other knee surgery4
Range 45–146
BMI (kg·m−2)30.4 ± 5.9 Other lower limb surgery9
Range 17.6–52.1

Values expressed as number n (= % patients) or mean ± SD.