Quincke spinal needle tips deform after bone contact in routine clinical practice
The 2024 multisociety consensus guideline on post-dural puncture headache recommends pencil-point needles for lumbar puncture,[1][1] yet cutting-bevel (Quincke) needles remain in routine use, particularly outside anesthesiology. Three decades ago, Rosenberg’s group showed that beveled tips deform
Authors
- Xavier Sala‐Blanch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9126-0179)
- André P. Boezaart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1221-1214)
- Anna Puigdellívol‐Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7239-2953)
- Marina Roger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6921-630X)
- Miguel Ángel Reina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9078-1020)
- Ana Vicente-Montaña
Institutions
- Universidad San Pablo CEU (ES)
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (ES)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Department of Embryology (US)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2026-108453
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00