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Epidural blood patch with allogeneic blood for post-dural puncture headache.

Cesur M, Alici HA, Erdem AF, Yüksek MS

Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. mcesur@atauni.edu.tr

A parturient suffered post dural puncture headache following accidental dural puncture during attempted epidural anesthesia for cesarean section. Post partum fever was regarded as a contraindication to autologous epidural blood patch; compatible and infection-free allogeneic blood was therefore used with good effect and without apparent complications.

Published 4 July 2005 in Int J Obstet Anesth, 14(3): 261-2.
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