Spinal or epidural anaesthesia for elective caesarean section?

Benchmarking Anesthesia-Controlled Times at a Tertiary General Hospital in the Philippines

“…4,5 The difference in the induction times in the regional techniques for example, is not unexpected, as "straight" epidural anesthesia is inherently more time-consuming than performing a subarachnoid block. 6 To safely administer epidural anesthesia, the epidural catheter must be threaded carefully and securely taped, a test dose must be given and the patient observed for 3-5 min to exclude intravenous or intrathecal placement, and the entire local anesthetic dose must be administered incrementally. Furthermore, the onset of epidural anesthesia is slower than that of spinal anesthesia which often is almost instantaneous.…”

An unusual mid-shaft spinal needle defect detected accidentally

“…Use of Qiuncke type small bore spinal needle is recommended. [ 1 ] Through this letter, we are highlighting an unusual and very rare mid-shaft defect of Qiuncke spinal needle detected accidentally while injecting drug.…”