Intracranial subdural haematoma following neuraxial anaesthesia in the obstetric population: A literature review with analysis of 56 reported cases

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-65

  Cuypers, V ^a   Van De Velde, M ^a   Devroe, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intracranial subdural haematoma; Neuraxial block; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PATCH; BLURRED VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMATOSE PATIENT; DIPLOPIA; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; PARESIS; PARESTHESIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; SEIZURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, INTRACRANIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, INTRACRANIAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84959224201     PISSN: 0959289X     EISSN: 15323374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.09.003     Document Type: Article

References (82)

1. V. Moen, N. Dahlgren, and L. Irestedt Severe neurological complications after central neuraxial blockades in Sweden 1990-1999 Anesthesiology 101 2004 950 959
2. International Headache Society Classification Subcommittee International classification of headache disorders, 2nd edition Cephalalgia 24 2004 1 160
3. K. Kuczkowski Post-dural puncture headache in pregnant women: What have we learned? Revista Colombiana de Anestesiologica 34 2006 267 272 www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=195114542007 [accessed September 2015]
4. R. Grant, B. Condon, I. Hart, and G.M. Teasdale Changes in intracranial CSF volume after lumbar puncture and their relationship to post-LP headache J Neurol Neurosurg Psych 54 1991 440 442
5. M. Van de Velde, R. Schepers, N. Berends, E. Vandermeersch, and F. De Buck Ten years of experience with accidental dural puncture and post-dural puncture headache in a tertiary obstetric anaesthesia department Int J Obstet Anesth 17 2008 329 335
6. C.C. Apfel, A. Saxena, O.S. Cakmakkaya, R. Gaiser, E. George, and O. Radke Prevention of postdural puncture headache after accidental dural puncture: a quantitative systematic review Br J Anaesth 105 2010 255 263
7. T. Yamashima, and R.L. Friede Why do bridging veins rupture into the virtual subdural space? J Neurol Neurosurg Psych 47 1984 121 127
8. C.L. Stella, C.D. Jodicke, H.Y. How, U.F. Harkness, and B.M. Sibai Postpartum headache: is your work-up complete? Am J Obstet Gynecol 196 2007 318.e1 318.e7
9. E. Goldszmidt, R. Kern, A. Chaput, and A. Macarthur The incidence and etiology of postpartum headaches Obstet Pediatr Anesth 52 2005 971 977
10. D. Moher, A. Liberati, J. Tetzlaff, D.G. Altman PRISMA Group Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement Open Med 3 2009 123 130
11. T.M. Jack Post-partum intracranial subdural haematoma. A possible complication of epidural analgesia Anaesthesia 34 1979 176 180
12. D.J. Pavlin, J.S. McDonald, B. Child, and V. Rusch Acute subdural hematoma - an unusual sequela to lumbar puncture Anesthesiology 51 1979 338 340
13. J.D. Edelman, and D.W. Wingard Subdural hematomas after lumbar dural puncture Anesthesiology 52 1980 166 167
14. P. Reinhold, B. Lindau, and P. Bohm Chronic subdural haematoma following epidural anaesthesia Anasth Intensivther Notfallmed 15 1980 428 431
15. P. Newrick, and D. Read Subdural haematoma as a complication of spinal anaesthetic Br Med J 285 1982 341 342
16. S.W. Wyble, D. Bayhi, D. Webre, and S. Viswanathan Bilateral subdural hematomas after dural puncture: delayed diagnosis after false negative computed tomography scan without contrast Reg Anesth 17 1992 52 53
17. D.A. Campbell, and T.R. Varma Chronic subdural haematoma following epidural anaesthesia, presenting as puerperal psychosis BJOG 100 1993 782 784
18. J.E. Cohen, J. Godes, and B. Morales Postpartum bilateral subdural hematomas following spinal anesthesia: case report Surg Neurol 47 1997 6 8
19. E.K. Skoldefors, and C.I. Olofsson Intracranial subdural haematoma complicates accidental dural tap during labour Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 81 1998 119 121
20. P. Diemunsch, V.P. Balabaud, C. Petiau, and et al. Bilateral subdural hematoma following epidural anesthesia Can J Anaesth 45 1998 328 331
21. D.J. Vaughan, C.A. Stirrup, and P.N. Robinson Cranial subdural haematoma associated with dural puncture in labour Br J Anaesth 84 2000 518 520
22. J.M. Davies, A. Murphy, M. Smith, and G. O'Sullivan Subdural haematoma after dural puncture headache treated by epidural blood patch Br J Anaesth 86 2001 720 723
23. L. Ferrari, F. De Sevin, J.P. Vigue, J.C. Granry, and M.P. Preckel Intracranial subdural hematoma after obstetric dural puncture Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 20 2001 563 566
24. T. Ezri, E. Abouleish, C. Lee, and S. Evron Intracranial subdural hematoma following dural puncture in a parturient with HELLP syndrome Can J Anaesth 49 2002 820 823
25. K. Kardash, F. Morrow, and F. Beique Seizures after epidural blood patch with undiagnosed subdural hematoma Reg Anesth Pain Med 27 2002 433 436
26. C.H. Nolte, and T.N. Lehmann Postpartum headache resulting from bilateral chronic subdural hematoma after dural puncture Am J Emerg Med 22 2004 241 242
27. N. Kayacan, G. Arici, B. Karsli, and M. Erman Acute subdural haematoma after accidental dural puncture during epidural anaesthesia Int J Obstet Anesth 13 2004 47 49
28. S. Cohen, A. Shorshtein, and P. Blanchfield Subdural hematoma following accidental dural puncture Anesth Analg 101 2005 1565
29. J. Woitzik, M. Barth, and J. Tuettenberg Persistent postpartum headache from a chronic subdural hematoma after peridural anesthesia Obstet Gynecol 108 2006 808 809
30. G.A. Mashour, L.H. Schwamm, and L. Leffert Intracranial subdural hematomas and cerebral herniation after epidural with no evidence of dural puncture Anesthesiology 104 2006 610 612
31. Aziz F. A fatal case of subdural hematoma: a complication of epidural analgesia. Internet Journal of Emergency Medicine 2009;6.2 http://ispub.com/IJEM/6/2/9377 [accessed September 2015].
32. S. Sharma, R. Halliwell, M. Dexter, Y. Mudaliar, and K. Yee Acute subdural haematoma in the presence of an intrathecal catheter placed for the prevention of post-dural puncture headache Anaesth Intensive Care 38 2010 939 941
33. A.K. Demetriades, M.F. Sheikh, and P.S. Minhas Fatal bilateral subdural haematoma after epidural anaesthesia for pregnancy Arch Gynecol Obstet 284 2011 1597 1598
34. Z. Zupan, V. Sotosek Tokmadzic, M. Matanic-Manestar, and et al. Simultaneous appearance of cerebral venous thrombosis and subdural hematomas as rare cause of headache in puerperium following epidural analgesia: a case report Croat Med J 53 2012 379 385
35. M.Y. Liang, and P.S. Pagel Bilateral interhemispheric subdural hematoma after inadvertent lumbar puncture in a parturient Can J Anaesth 59 2012 389 393
36. M.A. Gomez-Rios, and K. Kuczkowski Bilateral subdural intracranial hematoma after accidental dural puncture Anesthesiology 117 2012 646
37. R. Nepomuceno, and A. Herd Bilateral subdural hematoma after inadvertent dural puncture during epidural analgesia J Emerg Med 44 2013 227 230
38. A. Fiala, G. Furgler, E. Baumgartner, and P. Paal Delayed subdural haematoma complicated by abducens nerve palsy and cortical vein thrombosis after obstetric epidural anaesthesia Br J Anaesth 108 2012 705 706
39. E.C. Lopez Soler, J.M. Villalba Garcia, R. Fernandez Madruga, M. Fernandez Rodrigo, M. Mirallas Mezquita, and P. Minguez Sorio Hematoma subdural secundario a anestesia epidural. Una complicacion infrecuente Neurologia 28 2013 380 382
40. M. Schott, A. Gehrke, M. Gaab, and J.P. Jantzen Subdural hematoma after dural puncture: fateful complication of epidural anesthesia Anaesthesist 62 2013 392 395
41. M.S. Green, S. George, P. Green, and K. Kzmi Subdural hematoma following labor analgesia utilizing an intrathecal catheter J Anesth 28 2014 302 303
42. S. Ramirez, E. Gredilla, B. Martinez, and F. Gilsanz Bilateral subdural hematoma secondary to accidental dural puncture Rev Bras Anestesiol 65 2015 306 309
43. Mathers JD, Lo N, Leung P, Ho A, Das S. Large intracranial subdural haematoma with midline shift following accidental dural puncture for labour analgesia. Int J Obstet Anesth 2015; EPUB.
44. Richa F, Chalhoub V, El-Hage C, Dagher C, Yazbeck P. Subdural hematoma with cranial nerve palsies after obstetric epidural analgesia. Int J Obstet Anesth 2015; EPUB.
45. A.F. Reynolds, and L. Slavin Postpartum acute subdural hematoma; a probable complication of saddle block analgesia Neurosurgery 7 1980 398 399
46. A.M. Mantia Clinical report of the occurrence of an intracerebral hemorrhage following post-lumbar puncture headache Anesthesiology 55 1981 684 685
47. S. Miyazaki, H. Fukushima, K. Kamata, and S. Ishii Chronic subdural hematoma after lumbar-subarachnoid analgesia for a cesarean section Surg Neurol 19 1983 459 460
48. E.A. Akpek, D. Karaaslan, E. Erol, H. Caner, and Z. Hayhan Chronic subdural haematoma following caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia Anaesth Intensive Care 27 1999 206 208
49. K. Sharma Intracerebral hemorrhage after spinal anesthesia J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 14 2002 234 237
50. G. von Knobelsdorff, and A. Paris Intracerebral hemorrhage after cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Coincidence or causality? Anaesthesist 53 2004 41 44
51. A. Zeidan, O. Farhat, H. Maaliki, and A. Baraka Does postdural puncture headache left untreated lead to subdural hematoma? Case report and review of the literature Int J Obstet Anesth 15 2006 50 58
52. G.B. Yildirim, S. Colakoglu, T.Y. Atakan, and H. Buyukkirli Intracranial subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia Int J Obstet Anesth 14 2005 159 162
53. M.T. Verdu, J.E. Martinez-Lage, B. Alonso, J.L. Sanchez-Ortega, and A. Garcia-Candel Non-surgical management of intracranial subdural hematoma complicating spinal anesthesia Neurocirugia (Astur) 18 2007 40 43
54. R. Ramos-Aparici, D. Segura-Pastor, L. Edo-Cebollada, and M. Vila-Sanchez Acute subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia in an obstetric patient J Clin Anesth 20 2008 376 378
55. B. Dawley, and A. Hendrix Intracranial subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia in a parturient Obstet Gynecol 113 2009 570 573
56. S. Ulivieri, G. Oliveri, and S. Dell'Acqua Intracerebral haematoma following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: case report G Chir 30 2009 109 111
57. J.A. Amorim, D.S. Remigio, O. Damazio Filho, M.A. de Barros, V.N. Carvalho, and M.M. Valenca Intracranial subdural hematoma post-spinal anesthesia: report of two cases and review of 33 cases in the literature Rev Bras Anestesiol 60 2010 620 629
58. S. Karaman, F. Demir, and I. Gunusen Subdural haematoma following spinal anesthesia for cesarean section Ege Journal of Medicine 50 2011 281 284
59. G.W. Hassen, and H. Kalantari Diplopia from subacute bilateral subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia West J Emerg Med 13 2012 108 110
60. Moradi M, Shami S, Farhadifar F, Nesseri K. Cerebral subdural hematoma following spinal anesthesia: report of two cases. Case Rep Med 2012; 2012: 352028. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2012/352028/ [accessed September 2015].
61. Y. Aissaoui, K. Chkoura, A. Belhachmi, M. Boughalem, and N. Drissi Kamili Post-dural puncture headache is not always trivial. Example of a chronic subdural haematoma following spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 32 2013 448 449
62. V. Schweiger, G. Zanconato, G. Lonati, S. Baggio, L. Gottin, and E. Polati Intracranial subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section Case Rep Obstet Gynecol 2013 2013 253408
63. V.V. Ajith, N. Shetty, C. Paul, and P. Reddy Utility of neuroimaging in postpartum headache work-up: case report and diagnostic considerations South Afr J Anaesth Analg 19 2013 178 180
64. J. Skret-Magierlo, E. Barnas, B. Sek-Klebukowska, J. Nicpon, and G. Kloc Intracranial hematoma as the cause of headache after subarachnoid anesthesia for cesarean section - a case report Ginekol Pol 85 2014 58 61
65. C. Abbinante, E. Lauta, N. Di Venosa, M. Ribezzi, A. Colamaria, and P. Ciappetta Acute subdural intracranial hematoma after combined spinal-epidural analgesia in labor Minerva Anestesiol 76 2010 1091 1094
66. B. Bakar, E. Ozer, and I.H. Tekkok Life-threatening acute subdural haematoma after combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia in labour Rev Bras Anestesiol 65 2014 417 420
67. P.E. Vos, W.A. de Boer, J.A. Wurzer, and J. van Gijn Subdural hematoma after lumbar puncture: two case reports and review of the literature Clin Neurol Neurosurg 93 1991 127 132
68. D.J. Gaucher Jr, and J.A. Perez Jr. Subdural hematoma following lumbar puncture Arch Intern Med 162 2002 1904 1905
69. O. Suess, R. Stendel, S. Baur, A. Schilling, and M. Brock Intracranial haemorrhage following lumbar myelography: case report and review of the literature Neuroradiology 42 2000 211 214
70. B. Subramaniam, P.J. Panzica, J.B. Pawlowski, and et al. Epidural blood patch for acute subdural hematoma after spinal catheter drainage during hybrid thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 21 2007 704 708
71. G. Godet, J.P. Goarin, M.H. Fleron, M. Bertrand, E. Kieffer, and P. Coriat Subdural haemorrhage following lumbar spinal drainage during repair of thoraco-abdominal aneurysm Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 22 2003 353 358
72. D.B. Scott, and B.M. Hibbard Serious non-fatal complications associated with extradural block in obstetric practice Br J Anaesth 64 1990 537 541
73. L.O. Jonsson, P. Einarsson, and G.L. Olsson Subdural haematoma and spinal anaesthesia. A case report and an incidence study Anaesthesia 38 1983 144 146
74. R. Brull, C.J. McCartney, V.W. Chan, and H. El-Beheiry Neurological complications after regional anesthesia: contemporary estimates of risk Anesth Analg 104 2007 965 974
75. C.C. Loo, G. Dahlgren, and L. Irestedt Neurological complications in obstetric regional anaesthesia Int J Obstet Anesth 9 2000 99 124
76. D.E. Kuruvilla, and R.B. Lipton Appropriate use of neuroimaging in headache Curr Pain Headache Rep 19 2015 17
77. C.W. Berger, E.T. Crosby, and W. Grodecki North American Survey of the management of dural puncture occurring during labour epidural analgesia Can J Anaesth 45 1998 110 114
78. J.B. Gormley Treatment of post-spinal headache Anesthesiology 21 1960 565 566
79. M. Ramsay, and C. Roberts Epidural injection does cause an increase in CSF pressure Anesth Analg 73 1991 668
80. P.J. Duffy, and E.T. Crosby The epidural blood patch. Resolving the controversies Can J Anaesth 45 1999 878 886
81. M.R. Bullock, R. Chesnut, J. Ghajar, and et al. Surgical management of acute subdural hematomas Neurosurgery 58 2006 S16 S24
82. J.B. Coombs, B.L. Coombs, and E.J. Chin Acute spontaneous subdural hematoma in a middle-aged adult: case report and review of the literature J Emerg Med 47 2014 e63 e68