Are obstetric spinal headaches avoidable?
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1Department of Anaesthetics, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, U.K.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
In a prospective study of one hundred obstetric patients given spinal anaesthesia using either a 25 or 26 gauge spinal needle, a significantly greater incidence of spinal headache and blood patch was found in the 25-gauge group. It is concluded that a 26-gauge needle should be used when performing spinal anaesthetics for obstetric procedures.