Caudal Epidural Blood Patch for Treating Intractable Vomiting in a Child After Placement of a Permanent Intrathecal Catheter
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Vol. 92 (5) , 1169-1170
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000539-200105000-00017
Abstract
Postdural puncture cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) leak most often manifests as a postdural puncture headache (PDPH). The reported frequency in young children varies (1-4). Persistent CSF leak may also be present without PDPH. We present a case of postoperative nausea and vomiting resulting from a presumed lumbar CSF leak in a nonverbal child after surgical placement of a permanent intrathecal catheter. Treatment with an epidural blood patch (EBP) via the caudal approach resulted in complete relief of symptoms.Keywords
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