Spinal Introducer Needle Breakage During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: A Case Report.
anesthesia complications
obstetric anesthesia
spinal anesthesia
spinal needle breakage
cesarean section
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
accepted:
13
10
2023
medline:
29
11
2023
pubmed:
29
11
2023
entrez:
29
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Spinal and epidural anesthesia are the preferred choices for patients undergoing a cesarean section (CS). The increased use of neuraxial anesthesia in obstetrics may lead to certain complications such as needle breakage. While several cases of broken spinal and epidural needles have been reported, the exact incidence of needle breakage remains uncertain. The use of pencil-point needles with smaller diameters and the increasing BMI among pregnant individuals may have contributed to the increase in the reported incidents of broken needles during obstetric surgery. We present a case of a patient who was found to have a leftover spinal introducer needle in her back after undergoing spinal anesthesia for CS.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38021597
doi: 10.7759/cureus.46972
pmc: PMC10640857
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e46972Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Sobot Novakovic et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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