Anesthesiology · 1978 · 139 citations · 0 references
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Headache is a frequent complication of dural puncture, particularly with a large-bore needle.1'2 Epidural blood patching is a well-accepted therapeutic modality for dural puncture headache3; it seemed reasonable that the sooner done, the shorter would be the duration of the headache. We had noticed