Open AccessRole of oral prednisolone in the management of postdural puncture headache after spinal anesthesia in urological patients
Author(s) -
Sunana Gupta,
Nandita Mehta,
Arti Mahajan,
Mohd Reidwan Dar,
Neeraj Gupta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anesthesia: essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.183565
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal anesthesia , prednisolone , anesthesia , visual analogue scale , complication , surgery , significant difference
Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a frequently encountered complication of spinal anesthesia and may be associated with significant morbidity in some patients. Parenteral corticosteroids have been used in the management of PDPH both prophylactically and after the occurrence of headache. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oral prednisolone in the management of PDPH after spinal anesthesia in urological patients.