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Comparison of sprotte and Quincke needles with respect to spinal fluid leakage using artificial spinal cord
Yoshikiyo Amaki1, Michihiko Moriyama1, Toshimichi Kuzuta1
1Department of Anesthesiology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishisinbashi, Minato-ku, 105, Tokyo, Japan.
Purpose:
This research investigated whether the Sprotte needle causes less leakage of CSF than the Quincke needle in the artificial spinal cord.
Methods:
The changes in intradural pressure, extradural pressure, and leaked volume of CSF were evaluated following puncture with Sprotte and Quincke needles in the artificial spinal cord.
Results:
The decrease in intradural pressure was 9.7±1.8 mm H2O with the Sprotte needle and 20.5±2.7 mm H2O with the Quincke needle (P<0.05). The volume of leakage of artificial CSF was 2.0±0.3 ml with the Sprotte needle and 3.3 ±0.3 ml with the Quincke needle (P<0.01). The extradural pressure increase was 166.1±8.2 mm H2O with the Sprotte needle and 186.8±13.2 mm H2O with the Quincke needle (P<0.05).
Conclusion:
The Sprotte needle produces less CSF leakage than the Quincke needle.
