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32‐gauge spinal catheters through 26‐gauge needles
Author(s) -
NAGLE C. J.,
McQUAY H. J.,
GLYNN C. J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14887.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intrathecal , gauge (firearms) , repeatability , anesthesia , surgery , incidence (geometry) , spinal anesthesia , catheter , chromatography , chemistry , physics , archaeology , optics , history
Summary Small diameter intrathecal catheters potentially combine the certainty of intrathecal injection and the advantage of repeatability, without the risk of a high incidence of headache after dural puncture. We report problems placing such catheters.