Whitacre or Quincke needles- | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由ALEriksson著作·1998·被引用38次—ForroutineclinicalusetheWhitacreneedleappearstobeassociatedwithbetterperformanceandincreasedreliability.InyoungerpatientstheWhitacreneedle ...

Background: Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) and backache are well known complications of spinal anaesthesia. The incidence of PDPH may be significant in young people (< 50 years). The present study was undertaken in order to compare the utility and complication rate of the Whitacre and Ouincke spinal needles.

Methods: During three years all patients who could comply, and who were to undergo spinal anaesthesia at the Department were asked to join this quality control study. Each one received a questionnaire including questions about discomfort and other possible side effects attributed to spinal anaesthesia. In each case, an extended anaesthetic record was filled out by the anaesthesiologist. About 50 anaesthesiologists at different educational levels were involved.

Results: The study includes 2598 cases, of which questionnaires were returned by 66%. Needles of the 25 G gauge s...