Role of cosyntropin in the management of postpartum post-dural puncture headache: a two center retrospective cohort study

About 500 000 women in the United Kingdom (UK) and up to 2 million women in the United States of America (USA) receive labor epidural analgesia each year,1,2 with an incidence of unintentional dural puncture (UDP) of 0.5-1.5%.3 Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) complicates up to 70% of UDPs, 4 thus representing one of the most common problems associated with peripartum neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia. When conservative supportive measures fail,4,5 effective treatment often involves an epidural blood patch (EBP).
Source: International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research