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M Cesur1, H A Alici, A F Erdem

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. mcesur@atauni.edu.tr

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
|June 7, 2005
PubMed

A parturient suffered post dural puncture headache following accidental dural puncture during attempted epidural anesthesia for cesarean section. Post partum fever was regarded as a contraindication to autologous epidural blood patch; compatible and infection-free allogeneic blood was therefore used with good effect and without apparent complications.

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