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The management of a postdural puncture headache in a child
Author(s) -
Liley Andrew,
Manoharan M.,
Upadhyay V.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01116.x
Subject(s) - medicine , epidural blood patch , nausea , anesthesia , surgery , conservative management , girl , complication , psychology , developmental psychology
Summary We present a case of an 11‐year old girl who underwent an elective pyeloplasty and had an epidural catheter placed for per‐ and postoperative analgesia. Postoperatively she developed a postural headache and severe nausea, and a diagnosis of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) was made. Her symptoms failed to respond to conservative management. An epidural blood patch was performed with immediate and complete resolution of her symptoms. We present this case to highlight the occurrence of PDPH in children and to outline the considerations for management.