Why the study?
Does the needle-through-needle CSE method reduce the incidence of paraesthesia and neural damage compared to the double-barrel method in patients receiving spinal anaesthesia?
Population
Obstetric and gynaecological patients receiving combined spinal epidural (CSE) anaesthesia (audit of n=1000)
Comparison
Needle-through-needle combined spinal epidural… vs 'Double-barrel' method
Design
Editorial
Authors
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Supports safety of needle-through-needle CSE; leaves open whether it reduces paraesthesia versus double-barrel technique.
Does the needle-through-needle CSE method reduce the incidence of paraesthesia and neural damage compared to the double-barrel method in patients receiving spinal anaesthesia?
The needle-through-needle CSE technique appears safe with a low incidence of paraesthesia and neural damage, challenging claims that fine-gauge pencil point needles are inherently unsafe.
Crowhurst et al. (1998) studied this question.
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