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Postdural puncture headache. A comparison between 26- and 29-gauge needles in young patients
H Flaatten1, S A Rodt, J Vamnes
1Department of Anaesthesiology, Central Hospital, Førde, Norway.
Anaesthesia
|February 1, 1989
Abstract:
The incidence of postdural puncture headache after spinal anaesthesia with two types of 26- and 29-gauge needles was investigated in 149 patients less than 30 years old. Ten patients, (6.7%), six men and four women, developed typical symptoms of postdural puncture headache, while six (4.0%) developed headache of other origin. There were no headaches in the 29-gauge group. Spinal anaesthesia in four patients (8%) was impossible to perform with the 29-gauge needle. By using the latter, spinal anaesthesia can be given to young adults with little risk of postdural puncture headache.