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 …

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 …

Study objective To demonstrate a possible alternative treatment for postdural puncture
headache (PDPH). Design Postdural puncture headache is a common complication …

Introduction Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) can follow unintentional dural puncture
during epidural techniques or intentional dural puncture during neuraxial procedures such …

Background and objective Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a safe and effective treatment for
spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH), but clinical and procedural variables that …

To the Editor: My colleagues and I read with great interest the case report by Mehta et al, 1
which describes a patient with cauda equina syndrome resulting from an epidural …

Intracranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) hypotension usually arises in the context of known or
suspected leak of CSF. This can be spontaneous, or due to central nervous system trauma …

Background Accidental dural puncture (ADP) is the most frequent major complication when
performing an epidural procedure in obstetrics. Consequently, loss of pressure in the …

Objective To report a case of arachnoiditis as a complication of epidural blood patch
procedures and to systematically review the diagnostic workup, clinical outcomes, and …

INTRODUCTION—Post dural puncture headache (PDPH), also known as post lumbar
puncture (LP) headache, is a common complication of diagnostic LP. It also can occur …