Accidental dural puncture and post dural puncture headache in obstetric anaesthesia: Presentation and management: A 23-year survey in a district general hospital

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-43

  Sprigge, J S ^a   Harper, S J ^b  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; HEPARIN; PARACETAMOL; SUMATRIPTAN;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MENINGITIS; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYMPTOM;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; DURA MATER; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 36849075241     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05285.x     Document Type: Article

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