ArticleLocal and regional anesthesia2018
Broken needle during spinal anesthesia: an avoidable complication.
Article in Local and regional anesthesia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05738551 (Obez Bireylerde Kan Alma esnasında Uygulanan Iki farklı Nonfarmakolojik yöntemin ağrı ve kaygı üzerine Etkisinin Incelenmesi Randomize kontrollü çalışma), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Obez Bireylerde Kan Alma esnasında Uygulanan Iki farklı Nonfarmakolojik yöntemin ağrı ve kaygı üzerine Etkisinin Incelenmesi Randomize kontrollü çalışma
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Endoscopic-Assisted Spinal Approach to Remove a Broken Spinal Needle: Technical Notes and Case Report of a Complication of Spinal Anesthesia.Case reports in orthopedics · 2026Article
- Successful retrieval of a retained Jamshidi needle fragment from the L4 pedicle following elective basivertebral nerve ablation: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Unexpected retention of a spinal needle in a morbidly obese patient: a case report and technical reflection.Future science OA · 2025Article
- [Broken spinal needle: Clinical case and a brief review of the literature].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024Review
- [Spinal needle broken in situ during elective cesarean section].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2024Article
- Spinal Introducer Needle Breakage During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Ultrasound-Guided Neuraxial Anesthesia.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
- Broken Spinal Needle in a Morbidly Obese Parturient Presenting for Urgent Cesarean Section.Case reports in anesthesiology · 2020Article
- Emergent spinal pathologies in late-term pregnancy.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineReview
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The occurrence of a needle breaking is a very rare complication of spinal anesthesia (SA). We report a case of a broken spinal needle occurring in a morbid obese pregnant woman during SA indicated for an emergent cesarean section. Multiple puncture attempts due to difficult identification of lumbar spine, associated with an inadequate use of the introducer, contributed to this complication. The recognition of predictive factors for difficult neuraxial anesthesia, the use of ultrasound in obese patients, and a properly executed technique may have allowed avoiding this complication.
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