Navigating the Dry Tap Conundrum: A Successful Spinal Anesthesia for a Cesarean Section

A "dry tap" in spinal anesthesia is characterized by the lack of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after needle insertion and poses unique challenges for anesthesiologists. We present an uncommon case of a 30-year-old female undergoing a cesarean section who experienced this situation. Despite the...

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Autores principales: Ba-shammakh, Saleh A, Al-samnah, Ahmad, Zidan, Mohammad K, Abdallah, Haitham M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Anesthesiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10631228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021515
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46726
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description A "dry tap" in spinal anesthesia is characterized by the lack of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after needle insertion and poses unique challenges for anesthesiologists. We present an uncommon case of a 30-year-old female undergoing a cesarean section who experienced this situation. Despite the absence of CSF after several attempts, the patient's sensory alterations post-anesthesia administration confirmed intrathecal placement. This successful administration of spinal anesthesia in the face of a dry tap emphasizes the value of clinical observation and adaptability, offering an innovative perspective on addressing such rare occurrences.
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spelling pubmed-106312282023-10-09 Navigating the Dry Tap Conundrum: A Successful Spinal Anesthesia for a Cesarean Section Ba-shammakh, Saleh A Al-samnah, Ahmad Zidan, Mohammad K Abdallah, Haitham M Cureus Anesthesiology A "dry tap" in spinal anesthesia is characterized by the lack of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after needle insertion and poses unique challenges for anesthesiologists. We present an uncommon case of a 30-year-old female undergoing a cesarean section who experienced this situation. Despite the absence of CSF after several attempts, the patient's sensory alterations post-anesthesia administration confirmed intrathecal placement. This successful administration of spinal anesthesia in the face of a dry tap emphasizes the value of clinical observation and adaptability, offering an innovative perspective on addressing such rare occurrences. Cureus 2023-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10631228/ /pubmed/38021515 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46726 Text en Copyright © 2023, Ba-shammakh et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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