Modification to the Sprotte spinal needle

Spinal anaesthesia for Caesarean section: effect of Sprotte needle orientation.

We induced spinal anaesthesia in 100 women presenting for elective Caesarean section with the mother in the right lateral position. Patients were allocated randomly to have the side eye of the 24-gauge Sprotte spinal needle pointing in one of four directions: group A, cephalad; group B, right lateral; group C, left lateral; group D, caudad. Isobaric bupivacaine 0.5% (2.5 ml) was injected over 3...

Eldor spinal needle versus Pencan spinal needle.

Corneal needle; a modification.

THE corneal needle recently described (Evans, 1954) has filled a need in corneal surgery and continues to give satisfactory results. The makerst have now suggested a modification which I find is an improvement. The new version of the n.edle has the eye placed sideways, that is, in the lateral plane instead of in the same plane as the blade, and the eye is grooved as before. It will be realized ...

No needle to fear: An approach to needle phobic patients

   18F-FDG is the most commonly used radioisotope in PET scanning and is administered intravenously. When patients cannot cannulated, there are limited options available for functional tumour assessment. A fifty year old male presented for investigation of a suspected lung carcinoma identified during investigation of pneumonia. The patient had a severe needle phobia, intellectual dis...

Is there a difference in postdural puncture headache after continuous spinal anesthesia with 28G microcatheters compared with punctures with 22G Quincke or Sprotte spinal needles?

In this retrospective study, the question was raised and answered whether the rate of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) after continuous spinal anesthesia with a 28G microcatheter varies using a Quincke or a Sprotte needle. The medical records of all patients with allogenic joint replacement of the knee or hip or arthroscopic surgery of the knee joint undergoing continuous spinal anesthesia wi...