title: A potential complication of early blood patching following inadvertent dural puncture.
abstract: Early blood patching following inadvertent dural puncture has been recommended by some workers. We describe a case in which this resulted in the injection of blood contaminated with group B haemolytic streptococci. Although no complications ensued, the potential for injecting bacteraemic blood following parturition limits the application of this technique in obstetric patients.
authors.affiliation: Northampton General Hospital, Billing Road, Northampton NN1 5BD, UK.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Berenguer
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: White