title: Does a bloody tap prevent postdural puncture headache?
abstract: The regional anaesthesia records of 274 obstetric patients who had inadvertent dural puncture were reviewed to see whether a bloody dural tap resulted in a lower incidence of postdural puncture headache. No such influence was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Birmingham Maternity Hospital, Edgbaston.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Stride
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017217:Blood Patch, Epidural; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies