Caudal normal saline injections for the treatment of post-dural puncture headache

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-279

  Abdulla, Susanne ^a   Abdulla, Walied ^a   Eckhardt, Regina ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caudal saline injection; Dural puncture; Post dural puncture headache (PDPH); Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PATCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DURA MATER; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INNER EAR DISEASE; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PUNCTURE; RATING SCALE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPINAL PUNCTURE;

EID: 79957860589     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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