Exacerbation of postdural puncture headache after epidural blood patch

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The purpose of this report is to describe a new complication of epidural blood patch for inadvertent dural puncture. A dural tap in an obstetric patient was managed initially with a prophylactic blood patch via the epidural catheter. Despite this, 48 hr later, she developed post-dural puncture headache, neck, and shoulder pain, and was given a second epidural blood patch. This was followed by an immediate and severe exacerbation of her symptoms, which later resolved after the administration of diclofenac. There were no further sequelae. Although severe complications of epidural blood patch are rare, they are alarming. Exacerbation of the original symptoms of post-dural puncture headache caused by, or following, epidural blood patching has not previously been reported. © 1994 Canadian Anesthesiologists.

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Woodward, W. M., Levy, D. M., & Dixon, A. M. (1994). Exacerbation of postdural puncture headache after epidural blood patch. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 41(7), 628–631. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010004

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