ArticleDie Anaesthesiologie2022
[Postdural puncture headache in obstetrics : Pathogenesis, diagnostics and treatment].
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Postdural Puncture Headache in the Obstetric Population: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- [Post-dural puncture headache : From the diagnosis to treatment].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2026Review
- [NAPOK: national register on analysis of (non)invasive treatment procedures for postdural puncture headache-Protocol publication].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2025Article
- Intranasal Lidocaine Administration via Mucosal Atomization Device: A Simple and Successful Treatment for Postdural Puncture Headache in Obstetric Patients.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- [Epidural anesthesia : Clinical application and current developments].Die Anaesthesiologie · 2022Article
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Abstract
Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most important complications of peripartum neuraxial analgesia. Loss of cerebrospinal fluid volume and pressure as well as compensatory intracranial vasodilation are assumed to be responsible. Potentially severe long-term sequelae necessitate the correct diagnosis of PDPH, exclusion of relevant differential diagnoses (with atypical symptoms and when indicated via imaging techniques) and rapid initiation of effective treatment. Nonopioid analgesics, caffeine and occasionally theophylline, gabapentin and hydrocortisone are the cornerstones of pharmacological treatment, while the timely placement of an autologous epidural blood patch (EBP) represents the gold standard procedure when symptoms persist despite the use of analgesics. Procedures using neural treatment are promising alternatives, especially when an EBP is not desired by the patient or is contraindicated. Interdisciplinary and interprofessional consensus standard procedures can contribute to optimization of the clinical management of this relevant complication.
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