Increase in optic nerve sheath diameter induced by epidural blood patch: A preliminary report

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 627-630

  Dubost, C ^a   Le Gouez, A ^a   Zetlaoui, P J ^a   Benhamou, D ^a   Mercier, F J ^a   Geeraerts, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Epidural blood patch; intracranial hypotension; intracranial pressure; optic nerve sheath diameter; post dural puncture headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PATCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NERVE SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80052619842     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer186     Document Type: Article

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