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Case Reports
Epidural Blood Patch for Postdural Puncture Headache in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report.
- Mark C Norris, Albert Kalustian, and Seroos Salavati.
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
- A A Pract. 2020 Aug 1; 14 (10): e01303.
AbstractThe safety of epidural blood patch in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unknown. Here, we report a single case of epidural blood patch to treat a postdural puncture headache in a woman after spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. The patient's headache was relieved, and she did not develop any other neurological symptoms.
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