Effectiveness of epidural blood patch in the management of post–dural puncture headache

V Safa-Tisseront, F Thormann, P Malassiné… - The Journal of the …, 2001 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Lumbar epidural blood patch (EBP) is a common treatment of post-dural
puncture headache, but its effectiveness and mode of action remain a matter of debate. The …

Efficacy of epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache

T Taivainen, M Pitkänen, M Tuominen… - Acta …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
This prospective investigation was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of different volumes of
epidural blood patch (EBP) for treatment of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) in 81 …

Postdural puncture headache

R Gaiser - Current opinion in Anesthesiology, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Postdural puncture headache : Current Opinion in Anesthesiology Postdural puncture
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The epidural blood patch. Resolving the controversies

PJ Duffy, ET Crosby - Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, 1999 - Springer
Purpose To review the literature regarding epidural blood patch (EBP) to generate
conclusions relating to the controversial issues surrounding its application. Source A …

Time vs. success rate for epidural blood patch

EA Loeser, GE Hill, GM Bennett… - …, 1978 - utsouthwestern.elsevierpure.com
Headache is a frequent complication of dural puncture, particularly with a large-bore needle.
Epidural blood patching is a well-accepted therapeutic modality for dural puncture …

Post-dural puncture headache: pathophysiology, prevention and treatment

KD Candido, RA Stevens - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2003 - Elsevier
Post-dural puncture headache (PDPHA) has been a vexing problem for patients undergoing
dural puncture for spinal anaesthesia, as a complication of epidural anaesthesia, and after …

Permanent paraparesis and cauda equina syndrome after epidural blood patch for postdural puncture headache

JH Diaz - The Journal of the American Society of …, 2002 - pubs.asahq.org
EPIDURAL blood patch (EBP) is now recommended as the treatment of choice for managing
postdural puncture headache (PDPH). 1–3 Choi2 noted an initial success rate of 91% and a …

Post-dural puncture headache

A Ghaleb, A Khorasani, D Mangar - International journal of general …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Since August Bier reported the first case in 1898, post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) has
been a problem for patients following dural puncture. Clinical and laboratory research over …

Epidural blood patch in post dural puncture headache: a randomised, observer-blind, controlled clinical trial

F van Kooten, R Oedit, SLM Bakker… - Journal of Neurology …, 2008 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives: To determine the efficacy of epidural blood patch (EDBP) for the treatment of
post dural puncture headache (PDPH). Methods: We randomised 42 patients who presented …

The injection of intrathecal normal saline reduces the severity of postdural puncture headache

MM Charsley, SE Abram - Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2001 - Elsevier
Background and Objectives: We investigated whether the injection of 10 mL of normal saline
into the subarachnoid space following accidental dural puncture reduced the incidence of …