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Postoperative headache in young patients after spinal anaesthesia
Author(s) -
Flaatten H.,
Rodt S.,
Rosland J.,
Vamnes J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb03001.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , spinal anesthesia , placebo , lumbar , lumbar puncture , surgery , post dural puncture headache , spinal puncture , cerebrospinal fluid , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
Summary Spinal anaesthesia was performed on 247 young adult patients with a 25‐G needle. Rectal administration of indomethacin had no significant effect on the incidence of postdural puncture headache, which occurred in 16.8% of patients who received the drug compared to 24.5% who received a placebo. A history of headache pre‐operatively did not influence the incidence of post lumbar puncture headache.