Post‐dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a frequent complication of lumbar puncture,
performed for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes or accidentally, as a complication of …

Abstract The 2009–12 MBRRACE-UK report highlighted the deaths of two women in whom
dural puncture had occurred during insertion of a labour epidural catheter. One woman …

Introduction Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) can follow unintentional dural puncture
during epidural techniques or intentional dural puncture during neuraxial procedures such …

Ever since the first spinal anesthetic in the late 19th century, the problem of “spinal
headache” or post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) has plagued clinicians, and more …

Objective: Headache is not an uncommon complication of spinal anesthesia. The efficacy of
intravenous (IV) hydrocortisone in treating the patients with postdural puncture headache …

Management of postdural puncture headache in the obstetric p... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Management of postdural puncture headache in the obstetric patient …

Objective. This study evaluated the efficacy of IV cosyntropin as an alternative to epidural
blood patch (EBP) for refractory or severe post-dural puncture headache (PDPH). Methods …

Postdural puncture headache is the most common major complication following neuraxial
anesthesia; this adverse event is particularly frequent in obstetrics. The headache is usually …

The effect of dexamethasone on post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) after spinal
anesthesia has not been well elucidated. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled …

HISTORY AND CURRENT RELEVANCE As one of the earliest recognized complications of
regional anesthesia, PDPH has a long and colorful history [1]. Dr August Bier noted this …