Recent update on epidural blood patch [PDF]
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2022 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).
Hwa Yong Shin
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Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient with a Hematological Malignancy [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2023 Postdural puncture headache is a frequently encountered complication following procedures such as lumbar puncture, neuraxial anesthesia, or intrathecal drug delivery device implantation.
Ross Barman +4 more
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Treatment of dural tear with nerve root herniation after unilateral biportal endoscopic decompression using an epidural blood patch: a case report [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2022 We present a case of a dural tear associated with nerve root herniation following unilateral biportal endoscopic decompression (UBED) that was successfully treated using a computed tomography-guided epidural blood patch.
Yoon Mok Chun +3 more
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Cosyntropin prophylaxis with intrathecal saline: impact on post‐dural puncture headache and epidural blood patch [PDF]
Anaesthesia, 2023 (Anaesthesia. 2024;79(1):91–92. doi: 10.1111/anae.16139. PMID: 37816309) One of the risks of neuraxial procedures for labor analgesia is accidental dural puncture (ADP), which may lead to further complications including postdural headache (PDPH).
Sharon Orbach‐Zinger +4 more
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Symptomatic Intrathecal Hematoma following an Epidural Blood Patch for an Obstetric Patient with Postdural Puncture Headache: A Case Report and Synthesis of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2020 Epidural blood patch (EBP), generally considered a low-risk procedure, can potentially lead to significant neurological complications. We report the case of a parturient who underwent an uneventful EBP for postdural puncture headache (PDPH) and ...
Hailey J. McInerney +4 more
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Lumbar epidural blood patch: An effective treatment for intracranial hypotension. [PDF]
Surg Neurol Int, 2022 Background: The literature has demonstrated the efficacy of lumbar epidural blood patch (LEBP) in the management of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). However, the underlying pathophysiology of such management remains unclear.
Leung LWL, Chan YCD, Chan TMD.
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Treating Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension with an Anesthetic Modality: The Role of the Epidural Blood Patch. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2022 Background: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a rare syndrome characterized by heterogeneity of presentation and prognosis, which can occasionally result in serious complications, such as the formation of subdural hematomas (SDHs).
Masourou Z +4 more
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BMC Neurology, 2021 Background Spontaneous intracranial hypotension and post-dural puncture headache are both caused by a loss of cerebrospinal fluid but present with different pathogeneses.
Gha-Hyun Lee +3 more
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Timing of Epidural Placement After an Epidural Blood Patch [PDF]
Case Reports in AnesthesiologyEpidural placement is a mainstay in the pain management of patients undergoing brachytherapy treatment of cervical cancer. A significant number of patients undergo multiple treatment cycles over the course of several weeks, necessitating repeated ...
Tara L. Kelly +4 more
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Early and Delayed Rebound Intracranial Hypertension following Epidural Blood Patch in a Case of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension. [PDF]
Case Rep Neurol Med, 2022 Background Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a secondary headache that has been attributed to a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. It may resolve spontaneously or require conservative treatment.
Jafari E, Karaminia M, Togha M.
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