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Tutorial 378

Broken spinal needle

Anne Moll1 and Gertie Filippini2
1Resident anaesthetist, Radboudumc, the Netherlands
2Consultant anaesthetist, Bernhoven, the Netherlands

Edited by
Isabeau Walker
Consultant Anaesthetist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK

Correspondence to gertie@filippini.nl

1st May 2018

Abstract

This case report describes a number of risk factors that are associated with potential deformation or fracture of spinal needles during subarachnoid anaesthesia, followed by some practical tips on how to avoid this complication and how to deal with it if it occurs.

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