Caudal epidural blood patch

W V Med J. 2009 Sep-Oct;105(5):28-9.

Abstract

This report describes the use of a single shot, through the needle caudal approach to epidural blood patch (EBP) in a patient with persistent leakage of cerebrospinal fluid following lumbosacral laminectomy. A previous report of caudal EBP in an adult patient with an epidural catheter suggested that the success of the procedure could be comparable without the use of a catheter. This case report documents the success of through the needle caudal EBP in an adult patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Caudal / methods*
  • Blood Patch, Epidural*
  • Epidural Space
  • Humans
  • Laminectomy / adverse effects*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Reoperation
  • Sacrum / surgery
  • Spinal Stenosis / surgery