Influence of Local Anesthetic Solution on Postdural Puncture Headache

J. Stephen Naulty, L Hertwig, Catherine O. Hunt, Sanjay Datta, Gerard W. Ostheimer, Jess B. Weiss, David M. Dewan

Obstetric Anesthesia Digest · 1990 · 26 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Parturients are among patients found to be at highest risk for postdural puncture headache (PDFH). Although the effects of needle size and poor hydration are widely recognized, the effects of various local anesthetic drugs on PDPH are not clear.