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Complications after LP related to needle type: pencil‐point versus Quincke
Author(s) -
Aamodt A.,
Vedeler C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2001.103006396.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pencil (optics) , lumbar puncture , post dural puncture headache , significant difference , incidence (geometry) , surgery , spinal anesthesia , cerebrospinal fluid , mathematics , mechanical engineering , geometry , engineering
Objectives – We studied the incidence of complications after diagnostic lumbar puncture (LP) related to needle type. Material and methods – A 5 months' observational study of routine diagnostic LP in 83 patients was conducted. Results – Significantly more headache was observed after LP using thicker cutting needles (20G Quincke) compared with thinner cutting or non‐cutting needles (22G Quincke or pencil‐point). No significant difference in complications after LP was found between the 22G Quincke and pencil‐point needles. Conclusion – The size of the needle and not the needle shape seems to be the main determinant for post‐dural puncture headache (PDPH).