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ArticleJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences2022

Transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block for postdural puncture headache in obstetric patients: A Malaysian experience report.

Zawiah Kassim, Rusnaini Mustapha Kamar, Mohd Fahmi Zakariah, Ivy Sim Chui Geok

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Article in Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07354464 (Efficacy of Sphenopalatine Block Compared to Blood Patch in the Management of Post-dural Puncture Headaches), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07354464 phase3recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of Sphenopalatine Block Compared to Blood Patch in the Management of Post-dural Puncture Headaches

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital, Clermont-FerrandRan2026 to 2028Enrolled80ConditionsPDPH, Post Dural Puncture HeadacheArmsSphenopalatine Ganglion Block, Blood patch
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zawiah KassimDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia.
Rusnaini Mustapha KamarDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mohd Fahmi ZakariahDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ivy Sim Chui GeokDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia.
Universiti Teknologi MARA · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a common complication among obstetric patients after neuraxial anaesthesia. Conservative management may be associated with compliance issues, whereas the gold standard treatment, the epidural blood patch, is invasive and can result in serious complications. Transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block has recently emerged as a non-invasive treatment modality for PDPH. We describe our experience in performing transnasal SPG block by using modified techniques and different drug regimens at our centre. Dexamethasone was used as an adjuvant in transnasal SPG block for PDPH and has not been reported in other studies. Our first patient showed complete resolution of PDPH, and our second patient had a partially resolved headache subsequently requiring an epidural blood patch.

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Epidural blood patchNeuraxial anaesthesiaObstetricPostdural puncture headacheTransnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block

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