title: An evaluation of a 30-gauge needle for spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section.
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.
authors.affiliation: Halifax Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lesser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bembridge
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Macdonald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000295:instrumentation; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy