Breakage of the spinal needle during spinal anesthesia

Abstract

Spinal anesthesia still a very common method of anesthesia for surgery on the torso below the neck; but it is known to be associated with some setbacks / complications, e.g., failed spinal, spinal hypotension, patch effect with missed dermatomes, post-spinal headache etc. The author presents a rare occurrence of spinal needle being broken during the procedure, and the distal part being removed by surgical exploration.

Keywords: Anesthesia complication; Spinal anesthesia; Quincke spinal needle

Citation: Khaskheli MS. Breakage of the spinal needle during spinal anesthesia (Correspondence). Anaesth. pain intensive care 2024;28(2):397−398; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v28i2.2415

Received: December 28, 2023; Accepted: March 04, 2024