Management of postdural puncture headache by epidural saline delivered with a patient-controlled pump--a case report.
Unintentional dural puncture is the most frequent cause of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) in epidural anesthesia and analgesia. Conservative treatments of PDPH include bed rest, oral analgesics, and hydration. When conservative measures fail, epidural blood patch is an effective substitute. However, epidural blood patch carries some risks, such as subdural hematoma, pneumocephalus, exacerbation of PDPH and new dural puncture. Many patients may refuse the procedure due to the risks involved. We describe a female patient who had her PDPH successfully treated with epidural saline delivered by a patient-controlled analgesia device (Abbott Pain Management-APM) without molestation of her daily activities.
Liu
Shih-Kai
SK
Department of Anesthesia, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC.
Chen
Kuen-Bao
KB
Wu
Rick Sai-Chuen
RS
Lin
Bih-Chern
BC
Chang
Chia-Sheng
CS
Liu
Yu-Cheng
YC
Hung
Chih-Jen
CJ
D000368:Aged; D016058:Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051299:Post-Dural Puncture Headache / Q000628:therapy*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D012965:Sodium Chloride