Broken spinal needle: Case report and review of the literature

Caroline Martinello; Ruby Rubio; Erin Hurwitz; Michelle Simon; Rakesh B. Vadhera

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.01.008

Broken spinal needle: Case report and review of the literature

Caroline Martinello, Ruby Rubio, Erin Hurwitz, Michelle Simon, Rakesh B. Vadhera

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Abstract

The occurrence of broken spinal and epidural needles has been reported. However, most case reports have focused primarily on prevention rather than on management. A broken spinal needle fragment was left in a patient before it was removed one month later due to back pain.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	321-324
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.01.008
State	Published - Jun 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Epidural needle
Neuraxial anesthesia
Obstetrical anesthesia
Spinal anesthesia
Spinal needle breakage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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