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 repr esenting 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