Obesity Is Independently Associated with Spinal Anesthesia Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study

Hyo-Jin Kim; Won Ho Kim; Hyung Woo Lim; Jie Ae Kim; Duk-Kyung Kim; Byung Seop Shin; Woo Seog Sim; Tae Soo Hahm; Chung Su Kim; Sangmin M. Lee

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124264

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Obesity Is Independently Associated with Spinal Anesthesia Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study

Hyo-Jin Kim,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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Won Ho Kim ,

* E-mail: wonhokim.ane@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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Hyung Woo Lim,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jie Ae Kim,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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Duk-Kyung Kim,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Byung Seop Shin,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Woo Seog Sim,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Tae Soo Hahm,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Chung Su Kim,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sangmin M. Lee

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Obesity Is Independently Associated with Spinal Anesthesia Outcomes: A Prospective Observational Study

Hyo-Jin Kim,
Won Ho Kim,
Hyung Woo Lim,
Jie Ae Kim,
Duk-Kyung Kim,
Byung Seop Shin,
Woo Seog Sim,
Tae Soo Hahm,
Chung Su Kim,
Sangmin M. Lee

Published: April 21, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124264

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