Epidural blood patch: A narrative review

PJ Zetlaoui, T Buchheit, D Benhamou - Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain …, 2022 - Elsevier
The epidural blood patch (EBP) is one of the most effective treatments for intracranial
hypotension. Anesthesiologists are familiar with performing EBPs for the treatment of dural …

[HTML][HTML] Recent update on epidural blood patch

HY Shin - Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
Epidural blood patch (EBP) is the injection of autologous blood into the epidural space with
the intent of sealing off a dural tear and stopping the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) …

Procedural predictors of epidural blood patch efficacy in spontaneous intracranial hypotension

GL Pagani-Estévez, JK Cutsforth-Gregory… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2019 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and objective Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a safe and effective treatment for
spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), but clinical and procedural variables that …

Retrospective study of epidural blood patch use for spontaneous intracranial hypotension

EY Joo, BY Hwang, YG Kong, JH Lee… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2015 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by
a severe and disabling headache that is usually orthostatic in nature. Cisternography is a …

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 …

A two-level large-volume epidural blood patch protocol for spontaneous intracranial hypotension: retrospective analysis of risk and benefit

R Martin, C Louy, V Babu, Y Jiang, A Far… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2020 - rapm.bmj.com
Background We report a retrospective analysis of a two-level, variable-volume epidural
blood patch (EBP) technique for the treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension …

Lumbar epidural blood patch: effectiveness on orthostatic headache and MRI predictive factors in 101 consecutive patients affected by spontaneous intracranial …

V Levi, NE Di Laurenzio, A Franzini, I Tramacere… - Journal of …, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although epidural blood patch (EBP) is considered the gold-standard treatment
for drug-resistant orthostatic headache in spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), no …

Epidural blood patching in spontaneous intracranial Hypotension—Do we really seal the Leak?

EI Piechowiak, B Aeschimann, L Häni… - Clinical …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a minimally invasive treatment for spontaneous
intracranial hypotension (SIH). Follow-up after EBP primarily relies on clinical presentation …

Fluoroscopically guided epidural blood patch in patients with postdural puncture headache after spinal and epidural anesthesia

M Kawaguchi, K Hashizume, K Watanabe, S Inoue… - Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the major complications after spinal and
epidural anesthesia. An epidural blood patch (EBP) may be applied when PDPH persists …

Epidural blood patch as a diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in spontaneous intracranial hypotension: a novel approach to management

MJ Davies, MA Davies, R Sharpe, D Cordato… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) remains a diagnostic and therapeutic
challenge. Nonspecific clinical features and a reluctance to treat without confirmatory …