Sprotte needle for intrathecal anaesthesia for caesarean section: incidence of postdural puncture headache.
Caesarean section was performed under spinal anaesthesia in 55 women using a 25-gauge diamond-tipped needle and in a further 55 mothers with a 24-gauge Sprotte needle. Eight patients (14.5%) developed a headache in the former group, five of whom required a blood patch. There were no headaches reported in the Sprotte group.
Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France.
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Cesarini
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Torrielli
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Lahaye
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Mene
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Cabiro
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy