Post-dural headache associated with thoracic paravertebral blocks

Helen M Lin; Jacques E Chelly

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.12.013

Post-dural headache associated with thoracic paravertebral blocks

J Clin Anesth. 2006 Aug;18(5):376-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.12.013.

Authors

Helen M Lin¹, Jacques E Chelly

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.

PMID: 16905085
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.12.013

Abstract

The thoracic paravertebral block is effective in providing anesthesia and postoperative analgesia for thoracic and abdominal surgeries. This case report describes a suspected post-dural puncture headache following bilateral thoracic paravertebral blocks for postoperative analgesia after an umbilical hernia repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
Adult
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Arachnoid Cysts / diagnosis
Arachnoid Cysts / etiology
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Cisterna Magna / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hydromorphone / therapeutic use
Ketorolac Tromethamine / therapeutic use
Male
Nerve Block / adverse effects*
Oxycodone / therapeutic use
Pain Measurement / methods
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
Post-Dural Puncture Headache / diagnosis
Post-Dural Puncture Headache / drug therapy*
Post-Dural Puncture Headache / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / drug therapy
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / etiology
Sodium Chloride / administration & dosage
Thoracic Vertebrae / drug effects
Thoracic Vertebrae / innervation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics, Opioid
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Acetaminophen
Sodium Chloride
Ketorolac Tromethamine
Oxycodone
Hydromorphone