Post-epidural headache: How late can it occur?

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-205

  Reamy, Brian V ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PATCH; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUNCTURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PATCH, EPIDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649770366     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080064     Document Type: Article

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