Open AccessBlood Patch Therapy for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Safe Performance After Epidurography in an Unconscious Patient
Author(s) -
Katsuyuki Terajima,
Yoshiyuki Oi,
Akira Ogura,
Naoyuki Sakai,
Mao Takei,
Toru Tamaki,
Ryo Ogawa
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1097/00000539-200204000-00034
Subject(s) - medicine , epidural blood patch , anesthesia , intracranial hypotension , unconscious mind , surgery , complication , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , psychology , psychoanalysis
Epidurography was useful for identifying the epidural space and determining the likely spread of an epidural blood patch in an unconscious patient with spontaneous intracranial hypotension.