A potential complication of early blood patching following inadvertent dural puncture.
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.
Allen
D L
DL
Northampton General Hospital, Billing Road, Northampton NN1 5BD, UK.
Berenguer
J V
JV
White
J B
JB