Management of postdural puncture headache in pediatric using an epidural catheter for an epidural blood patch

Management of postdural puncture headache with epidural blood patch in a child

Corresponding author: Eun-Ju Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, 576-31, Sinam-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu 701-600, Korea. Tel: 82-53-940-7434, Fax: 82-53-954-7417, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3....

Experience of epidural blood patch for post-dural puncture headache.

Post-dural puncture headache is a common outcome following either spinal or epidural anesthesia. Cases were collected within five years' period (1988-1992) in Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Those cases with relief of post-dural puncture headache after conservative treatment were excluded. There were 159 cases, 128 female patients and 31 male patients. Age ranged from 16-63 yrs. Post-dura...

Subdural Hematoma and Postdural Puncture Headache from Intrathecal Pump Placement Resolved with Lumbar Epidural Blood Patch

Intrathecal drug delivery systems are commonly used in the management of chronic pain, cancer pain and neuromuscular disorders with muscle spasticity. The complications associated with intrathecal pump placement include persistent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, hygroma, meningitis, and granuloma formation. A severe persistent CSF leak may cause postdural puncture headache along with acute intr...

Letter: Epidural blood patch for post-lumbar-puncture headache.

Peripartum Isolated Cortical Vein Thrombosis in a Mother with Postdural Puncture Headache Treated with an Epidural Blood Patch

A 32-year-old woman presented with low pressure headache 3 days after delivery of her baby. An assessment of postdural puncture headache was made. This was initially treated with analgesia, caffeine, and fluids for the presumed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. The woman was readmitted two days after her hospital discharge with generalised seizures. A brain scan showed features of intracranial hy...