Postdural Puncture Headache

Evidence-based Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 192-207

  Choi, Peter T L ^a   Lucas, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental dural puncture; Epidural blood patch; Epidural saline; Postdural puncture headache (PDPH); Sumatriptan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949856855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988343.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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