ArticleCase reports in anesthesiology2020
Broken Spinal Needle in a Morbidly Obese Parturient Presenting for Urgent Cesarean Section.
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- 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
- Unexpected retention of a spinal needle in a morbidly obese patient: a case report and technical reflection.Future science OA · 2025Article
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- [Broken spinal needle: Clinical case and a brief review of the literature].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2024Review
- Spinal Introducer Needle Breakage During Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Successful Management of a Broken Spinal Needle During Difficult Spinal Anesthesia: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Broken Needle Embedded in the Body during Vascular Puncture.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Integrating ultrasound with the combined spinal-epidural kit as a rescue technique during difficult spinal anaesthesia.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Emergent spinal pathologies in late-term pregnancy.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineReview
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Abstract
Neuraxial anesthesia has become the preferred method of anesthesia for nonemergent cesarean delivery and cases where regional anesthesia is not contraindicated. Multiple cases of broken spinal and epidural needles have been reported in the literature over the last several years; however, the specific incidence of needle breakage is still unknown. Less reliance on general anesthesia and increasing parturient body mass index (BMI) has likely contributed to more reports of broken needles during regional anesthesia for obstetric surgery. We describe a case of a broken spinal needle after attempted spinal anesthetic placement for cesarean delivery in a morbidly obese parturient, subsequent postoperative management, and current treatment recommendations.
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