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Recent update on epidural blood patch [PDF]

open access: yesAnesthesia 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]

open access: yesCase 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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Fever following an Epidural Blood Patch in a Child [PDF]

open access: yesCase Reports in Anesthesiology, 2012
There is increasing evidence that children suffer from the consequences of spontaneous or iatrogenic intracranial hypotension. Pediatric epidural blood patch is gaining popularity because of its ability to alter cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and to ...
Agnes I. Hunyady   +3 more
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Epidural blood patch - myths and legends [PDF]

open access: bronzeCanadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 2005
PIDURAL blood patch (EBP) was suggested before even I was born, and has been considered the most effective treatment of post-dural puncture for over 40 years, yet many aspects still fascinate and confuse, and its clinical merit remains controversial. A systematic review of EBP, in the highly respected Cochrane database of systematic reviews, concluded:
M. J. Paech
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Management of postdural puncture headache in pediatric using an epidural catheter for an epidural blood patch

open access: yesSaudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2020
We report the case of an 8-year-old child suspected to have postdural puncture headache after multiple lumbar punctures for collection of cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. His symptoms included headache, nonprojectile vomiting, and lethargy.
Adnan Al Wosaibai   +2 more
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Comparisons of clinical characteristics, brain MRI findings, and responses to epidural blood patch between spontaneous intracranial hypotension and post-dural puncture headache: retrospective study

open access: yesBMC 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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