Postdural puncture headache

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-253

  Gaiser, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Epidural blood patch; Postdural puncture headache; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; SUMATRIPTAN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BRAIN VASCULAR RESISTANCE; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEEDLE; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

HUMANS; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE;

EID: 33744989914     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aco.0000192809.71408.ba     Document Type: Review

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