Postdural puncture: implications and complications
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Current Opinion In Anesthesiology
- Vol. 12 (3) , 271-275
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001503-199906000-00002
Abstract
Postdural puncture headache is a distressing potential complication of spinal and epidural anesthesia. This article reviews the currently held thoughts on the topic, with a focus on the cause, prevention and treatment of postdural puncture headache.Keywords
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