Anesth Analg 2002;94:959-961
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society
NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIA
Blood Patch Therapy for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension: Safe Performance After Epidurography in an Unconscious Patient
Katsuyuki Terajima, MD*,
Yoshiyuki Oi, MD*,
Akira Ogura, MD*,
Naoyuki Sakai, MD ,
Mao Takei, MD ,
Tomonori Tamaki, MD , and
Ryo Ogawa, MD, PhD*
*Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Katsuyuki Terajima, MD, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan. Address e-mail to YIB01174{at}nifty.ne.jp
IMPLICATIONS: 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.
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