An evaluation of a 30-gauge needle for spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section

Anaesthesia. 1990 Sep;45(9):767-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14451.x.

Abstract

A 30-gauge spinal needle was evaluated for Caesarean section, using a combined epidural/spinal technique, in 50 mothers. Spinal anaesthesia failed in six mothers and was inadequate in another six. General anaesthesia was required on one occasion. A 25% overall failure rate suggests that a 30-gauge needle is not a practical proposition for routine clinical practice.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, Epidural / instrumentation
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrical / instrumentation*
  • Anesthesia, Spinal / adverse effects
  • Anesthesia, Spinal / instrumentation*
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Female
  • Headache / etiology
  • Headache / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Needles*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy