"Blood Patch, Epidural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The injection of autologous blood into the epidural space either as a prophylactic treatment immediately following an epidural puncture or for treatment of headache as a result of an epidural puncture.
| Descriptor ID |
D017217
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.095.125 E02.319.267.530.580.300.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Blood Patch, Epidural- Blood Patch, Epidural
- Epidural Blood Patch
- Blood Patchs, Epidural
- Epidural Blood Patchs
- Patch, Epidural Blood
- Patchs, Epidural Blood
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blood Patch, Epidural" by people in Profiles.
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Prophylactic Intrathecal Morphine and Prevention of Post-Dural Puncture Headache: A Randomized Double-blind Trial. Anesthesiology. 2020 05; 132(5):1045-1052.
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The Relationship of Body Mass Index with the Incidence of Postdural Puncture Headache in Parturients. Anesth Analg. 2015 Aug; 121(2):451-6.
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Occult cervical (C1-2) dural tear causing bilateral recurrent subdural hematomas and repaired with cervical epidural blood patch. J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Nov; 9(5):483-7.
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Efficacy of a prophylactic epidural blood patch in preventing post dural puncture headache in parturients after inadvertent dural puncture. Anesthesiology. 2004 Dec; 101(6):1422-7.
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The mechanisms of intracranial pressure modulation by epidural blood and other injectates in a postdural puncture rat model. Anesth Analg. 2002 Aug; 95(2):423-9, table of contents.