Book contents
- Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine
- Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Pain Handbook Introduction
- Part I Introduction to Pain: Pain Signaling Pathways
- Part II Common Categories of Pharmacologic Medications to Treat Chronic Pain
- Part III Chronic Pain Conditions Head and Neck
- Chapter 11 Post-dural Puncture Headache
- Chapter 12 Migraines
- Chapter 13 Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Chapter 14 Occipital Neuralgia
- Part IV Spine
- Part V Extremities
- Part VI Misc
- Part VII Adjunctive Therapy
- Index
- References
Chapter 11 - Post-dural Puncture Headache
from Part III - Chronic Pain Conditions Head and Neck
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 December 2023
- Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine
- Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Pain Handbook Introduction
- Part I Introduction to Pain: Pain Signaling Pathways
- Part II Common Categories of Pharmacologic Medications to Treat Chronic Pain
- Part III Chronic Pain Conditions Head and Neck
- Chapter 11 Post-dural Puncture Headache
- Chapter 12 Migraines
- Chapter 13 Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Chapter 14 Occipital Neuralgia
- Part IV Spine
- Part V Extremities
- Part VI Misc
- Part VII Adjunctive Therapy
- Index
- References
Summary
Common adverse complication following dural puncture (DP) during epidural orspinal anesthesia which results in symptoms such as dull throbbing headache, fronto-occipital distribution, worse in seated position, alleviated when supine. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, neck stiffness, and tinnitus. Adverse event is seen commonly in patients receiving epidural or spinal neuraxial anesthesia, which occurs following inadvertent puncture of the dura. Conservative treatment is often adequate in majority of the patients, but medical management can be used liberally with a variety of safe, well-studied pharmacologic options. Epidural blood patch is the gold standard in treating unremitting PDPH but should be used cautiously due to the potential for rare but serious complications.
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- Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine , pp. 69 - 74Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023