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A clinical prediction of skin to subarachnoid space depth in parturients undergoing caesarean delivery in a Nigerian population

Simeon Olugbade Olatejua Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Adedapo Omowonuola Adetoyea Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Olurotimi Idowu Aarona Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Sanyaolu Alani Ameyeb Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Adebose Ibukunoluwa Oriac Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Patrick Nduyari Olomud Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Olumide Adedotun Adeniyie Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Aramide Folayemi Faponlea Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Pages 3522-3526 | Received 18 Mar 2022, Accepted 21 Nov 2022, Published online: 14 Dec 2022

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