Post-dural headache associated with thoracic paravertebral blocks

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 376-378

  Lin, Helen M ^a   Chelly, Jacques E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Paravertebral block; Post dural puncture

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC; MIDAZOLAM; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARACHNOID CYSTS; BRAIN; CISTERNA MAGNA; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OXYCODONE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746812713     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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