Dexamethasone in preventing post-dural puncture headache: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 143-146

  Doroudian, Mohammad Reza ^a   Norouzi, M ^a   Esmailie, M ^a   Tanhaeivash, R ^b  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Farzan Clinical Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Post dural puncture headache; Spinal anesthesia

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE;

EID: 84855162691     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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