Broken Spinal Needle in a Morbidly Obese Parturient Presenting for Urgent Cesarean Section
Joint Authors
Shah, Saurin J.
Vanderhoef, Kristen
Ibrahim, Michael
Source
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Neuraxial anesthesia has become the preferred method of anesthesia for nonemergent cesarean delivery and cases where regional anesthesia is not contraindicated.
Multiple cases of broken spinal and epidural needles have been reported in the literature over the last several years; however, the specific incidence of needle breakage is still unknown.
Less reliance on general anesthesia and increasing parturient body mass index (BMI) has likely contributed to more reports of broken needles during regional anesthesia for obstetric surgery.
We describe a case of a broken spinal needle after attempted spinal anesthetic placement for cesarean delivery in a morbidly obese parturient, subsequent postoperative management, and current treatment recommendations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shah, Saurin J.& Vanderhoef, Kristen& Ibrahim, Michael. 2020. Broken Spinal Needle in a Morbidly Obese Parturient Presenting for Urgent Cesarean Section. Case Reports in Anesthesiology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146020
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shah, Saurin J.…[et al.]. Broken Spinal Needle in a Morbidly Obese Parturient Presenting for Urgent Cesarean Section. Case Reports in Anesthesiology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146020
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shah, Saurin J.& Vanderhoef, Kristen& Ibrahim, Michael. Broken Spinal Needle in a Morbidly Obese Parturient Presenting for Urgent Cesarean Section. Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146020
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146020