Bed rest after incidental durotomy in lumbar surgery. A redundant measure in case of watertight dural repair.

CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative CSF leakage represents a serious postoperative complication of lumbar surgery. Intraoperative dural repair plays a crucial role to avoid further neurological morbidity. Postoperative bedrest might be spared in case of watertight dural closure. PMID: 33245223 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: J Neurosurg Sci Source Type: research