Surgical Management of Symptomatic Boxing-Induced Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak After Failed Epidural Blood PatchDeepak KhatriRandy D AmicoAmy TuckerMariya AbelDavid LangerJohn BoockvarWorld Neurosurgery
Epidural blood patchEpidural anesthesia complicationsObstetric anesthesiaIntrathecal catheterDural puncturePneumocephalusI was not thrilled when the newest patient requested an epidural at the end of my shift on the obstetrics floor. To put it nicely, her anatomy promised it would be a technically ...
epidural blood patchlumbar draincase reportBACKGROUND: Persistent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a complication of a dural puncture that can be idiopathic, traumatic, or iatrogenic in nature.Leah TharianAntony R. TharianNebojsa Nick Knezevic...
We discuss the diagnosis, follow-up, and successful management of this case with an epidural blood patch. It is crucial to maintain a high level of suspicion for complications after neuraxial anesthesia and to have a low threshold for imaging and investigationto prevent unfavorable or fata...