Post-dural puncture headache in the obstetric patient: An old problem. New solutions

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 823-830

  Kuczkowski, K M ^a,b,c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Dural puncture; Epidural analgesia; Headache; Labor; Spinal epidural analgesia Postoperative complications, prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CHILDBIRTH; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEEDLE; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; ADULT; DURA MATER; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; PUNCTURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 15744400504     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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