More than 100 years have passed since the initial description of the postdural puncture
headache (PDPH). However, this unique clinical entity still continues to fascinate …

Methods: Following institutional review board approval, the follow-up notes of patients who
had DP from May 2011 to April 2013 were analysed retrospectively (using SPSS 20 version) …

Post-dural puncture headache continues to be a significant cause of morbidity in parturients.
Despite being a common complication faced by many anesthesiologists, there is a lack of …

Management of postdural puncture headache in the obstetric p... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Management of postdural puncture headache in the obstetric patient …

Background and objectives The gold standard for the treatment of postdural puncture
headache (PDPH) is the epidural blood patch (EBP). Regional techniques—sphenopalatine …

The National Obstetric Anaesthetic Database was established in 1998 to support collection
of national data on obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia. The first year's project aimed to …

Abstract The 2009–12 MBRRACE-UK report highlighted the deaths of two women in whom
dural puncture had occurred during insertion of a labour epidural catheter. One woman …

The reported incidence of post--dural puncture headache (PDPH) after neuraxial
anaesthesia varies widely, depending on patient and procedural risk factors. Most previous …

Purpose We sought to determine the incidence, etiology, characteristics and risk factors for
all headaches in the first week postpartum. Methods This was a prospective cohort study of …

Gender is believed to be an independent risk factor for the development of post-dural
puncture headache, but there are some of the inconsistencies in the available data. This …