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Anesth Analg 2003;96:545-547
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA

Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery Shortly After an Epidural Blood Patch

John P. R. Loughrey, MB, MRCPI, FCARCSI, Sunil Eappen, MD, and Lawrence C. Tsen, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Pain & Perioperative Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Lawrence Tsen, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain & Perioperative Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, CWN-L1, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115. Address e-mail to ltsen{at}zeus.bwh.harvard.edu

IMPLICATIONS: The use of central neuraxial anesthesia techniques shortly after an epidural blood patch (EBP) has not been described. The authors discuss the potential concerns and report a unique case of a patient who underwent a cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia 6 h after an EBP.




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