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- Statement on Post-Dural Puncture Headache Management
Prophylactic Epidural Blood Patch (PEBP) Up to 20 ml of blood is injected into the epidural space before catheter removal The success rate of the PEBP is not as high as the TEBP, and may not prevent development of a PDPH, but may reduce the length and severity of symptoms 34 PEBP is not routinely recommended at this time
- Postpartum headache – diagnosis and treatment - PMC
Conservative management of PDPH is frequently inadequate, and an epidural blood patch is the most effective treatment Learning objectives After reading this article, you should be able to: Identify and describe the causes of postpartum headache Explain the differences between PDPH and other types of postpartum headache
- Review of the Alternatives to Epidural Blood Patch for . . .
Although epidural blood patch is the best treatment, there are some patients in whom this treatment is refused or contraindicated The goal of this article is to review the efficacy of the most studied alternate modalities to treat postdural puncture headache
- Timing of epidural blood patch: clearing up the confusion
To investigate the effect of timing on response to therapeutic epidural blood patch, studies should randomly assign patients who develop symptoms severe enough to warrant epidural blood patch within a defined timeframe after accidental dural puncture to immediate versus delayed blood patch, standardise the therapeutic approach, and measure a
- Postpartum headache: diagnosis and management - Oxford Academic
Epidural blood patching (EBP) remains the gold standard treatment of PDPH Controversy still exists over when to perform an EBP, how much blood to inject, and how to manage patients post-EBP
- Postpartum headache – diagnosis and treatment - BJA Education
Conservative management of PDPH is frequently inadequate, and an epidural blood patch is the most effective treatment Identify and describe the causes of postpartum headache Explain the differences between PDPH and other types of postpartum headache Describe the management strategies available for postpartum headaches
- Treatment of obstetric post-dural puncture headache. Part 2 . . .
Postnatal headache may be associated with maternal mortality The management of obstetric post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) varies considerably Much of the evidence on obstetric PDPH management is not of high quality Recommendations for treatment with an epidural blood patch are made
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