OBJECTIVE Although epidural blood patch (EBP) is considered the gold-standard treatment
for drug-resistant orthostatic headache in spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), no …

… blood patch (EBP) for treatment of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) in 81 consecutive
patients… seen in our patients, a permanent effect of the blood patch was only achieved in 61%. …

… ‘blood patch’ pleurodesis for more than 2 years as the only adjunct to seal air leaks in any
patients … We describe our experience in 11 consecutive patients treated by a single thoracic …

… the level of the patient’s chest after instillation to allow air to exit and the blood to remain in
the … Rotation of the patient to optimize distribution of the instilled blood patch through the …

… We conducted a prospective randomized study including all consecutive patients with PALs
… patients receiving blood patches and those who did not, even though we included patients …

… However, despite its simplicity and supporting evidence, this theory cannot account for
patients who obtain immediate relief after blood patching. This theory also does not explain the …

… Following ethics approval and written informed consent, 30 consecutive patients referred
to the department of anaesthesia for PDPH were studied. They were divided, according to a …

… One other study compared prophylactic EDBP versus no blood patch among obstetric patients
… In this study, 12 patients suffering from PDPH for more than 4 days despite conservative …

… Thirty-four patients received the epidural blood patches for spontaneous orthostatic headache
(Group S), and 99 patients received epidural blood patches to treat iatrogenic orthostatic …

… Between January 1, 2002, and March 31, 2005, 28 consecutive patients were diagnosed
with CVT in our department. The diagnosis was based on MRI including MR venography. …