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. Despite suffering …

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 …

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

Neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia are widely used in obstetric anesthesia. The most
frequent complication after neuraxial blocks is post-dural puncture headache. It can occur …

Epidural blood patch is a standard treatment for obstetric patients experiencing a severe
post‐dural puncture headache. Patients who sustained an accidental dural puncture during …

A retrospective audit of obstetric epidurals was performed at Royal Surrey County Hospital.
The aim was to determine the efficacy of epidural blood patch in the management of post …

Background Accidental dural puncture is an uncommon complication of epidural analgesia
and can cause postdural puncture headache (PDPH). We aimed to describe management …

Use of an epidural blood patch to treat spinal headache after accidental dural puncture is
well recognized. The high success rate associated with this practice has been questioned …

The management of accidental dural puncture and postdural puncture headache in obstetric
practice continues to be of great interest. This survey aims to explore the current …

Background The optimal volume of blood required to treat post-dural puncture headache
remains in question. In our institution a target volume of 30 mL is used for an epidural blood …