Background: The postdural puncture headache (PDPH) and postdural puncture backache (PDPB) are well-known complications of spinal anesthesia. There are some attempts to reduce the frequency of complication such as different design of the spinal needles.
Aims: The primary outcome of this study is to compare the incidence of PDPH between 26-gauge Atraucan and 26-gauge Quincke spinal needles in elective cesarean operations. The severity of symptoms, the incidence of backache, technical issues, and comparison of cost of needles are secondary outcomes.
Materials And Methods: After Investigational Review Board approval, a randomized, prospective, double-blinded study was designed in 682 American Society of Anesthesiologists I-II women having elective cesarean operations under spinal anesthesia. Patients were divided into two groups as 26-gauge Atraucan Group A ( = 323) and 26-gauge Quincke spinal needles Group Q ( = 342). All patients were questioned about backache 1 week later. Differences between categorical variables were evaluated with Chi-square test. Continuous variables were compared by Student's -test for two independent groups. A two-sided < 0.05 was considered statistically significant for all analyses.
Results: There were no significant differences between groups in all demographic data. The one attempt success rate of the dural puncture in Group A (70,58%) and in Group Q (69.3%) was similar ( > 0.05). The incidence of PDPH was 6.5% in Group A and 4.9% in Group Q ( > 0.05). The epidural blood patch was performed to the three patients in Group A and five patients in Group Q who had severe headache ( > 0.05). The incidence of PDPB was 4.33% versus 2.04% in Group A and Group Q ( > 0.05).
Conclusions: The incidence of complication rates and technical handling characteristics did not differ between two groups. Quincke needle is cheaper than Atracaun needle, so it can be a cost-effective choice in obstetric patients.
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