ACCIDENTAL DURAL PUNCTURE: IMMEDIATE OR DELAYED BLOOD PATCH
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We report the case of a woman who developed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after an attempted epidural. The epidural was complicated by an accidental dural puncture and the ensuing headache was initially treated with an epidural blood patch. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is an uncommon condition with varying aetiology and risk factors. We discuss the importance of the differential diagnosi...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/55.1.89