As reported by the user facility: reports experiencing issues with blocked epidural needles.In one case, a wet tap occurred.The patient who experienced the wet tap was an ob patient in labor.The patient was in her 20's and was of normal weight.A labor epidural was being performed where no loss of resistance was achieved.The crna went through the epidural space to the spinal space waiting to feel loss of resistance.This never occurred because the needle was not patent.The crna pulled out the needle and tried to flush it with normal saline without success.The crna then tried to thread the catheter through the needle with no success.A new tray was then opened, and the epidural went in without a problem.There was never any csf in the tuohy needle, but the patient experienced a headache after delivery and had to have a blood patch for headache relief.
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