Akel Azzi
Background and Objectives: Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a severe positional headache that appears usually within 72 hours after inadvertent dural puncture, secondary to cerebrospinal fluid leakage. It is treated first by conservative treatment (including bed rest, hydration, caffeine, and simple analgesia) and then by invasive procedures such as blood patch. This study aims to evaluate factors associated with PDPH among a sample of Lebanese patients and assess the rate of success of different treatment modalities administered in a specific sequence: conservative treatment first then ultrasound-guided bilateral greater occipital nerve block (GONB) if failure of conservative treatment and last, epidural blood patch (EBP) if failure of GONB.
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