Open AccessDoes preoperative gabapentin affects the characteristics of post-dural puncture headache in parturients undergoing cesarean section with spinal anesthesia?
Author(s) -
Walid Hamed Nofal,
Mohamed Sidky Mahmoud,
Azza Atef Abd Al Alim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.136433
Subject(s) - medicine , gabapentin , anesthesia , placebo , randomized controlled trial , incidence (geometry) , post dural puncture headache , sedation , fentanyl , premedication , spinal anesthesia , surgery , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
Gabapentin is effective for treating different types of headache including post-dural puncture headache (PDPH), also used for prophylaxis against migraine. We studied the effect of pre-operative administration of gabapentin on the characteristics of PDPH in parturients undergoing cesarean section (CS) under spinal anesthesia.