"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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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 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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Cancer Seeding Risk from an Epidural Blood Patch in Patients with Leukemia or Lymphoma. Pain Med. 2017 04 01; 18(4):786-790.
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Role of transcranial Doppler measurements in postpartum patients with post-dural puncture headache: a pilot study. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2017 Feb; 29:90-91.
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Transpedicular surgical approach for the management of thoracic osteophyte-induced intracranial hypotension refractory to non-operative modalities: case report and review of literature. Eur Spine J. 2016 05; 25 Suppl 1:209-15.
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Lumbar subarachnoid hematoma following an epidural blood patch for meningeal puncture headache related to the implantation of an intrathecal drug delivery system. Pain Physician. 2014 May-Jun; 17(3):E405-11.
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Bladder and bowel dysfunction following small-volume epidural blood patch for spontaneous intracranial hypotension. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Feb; 20(2):325-8.
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Symptomatic postsurgical cerebrospinal fluid leak treated by aspiration and epidural blood patch under ultrasound guidance in 2 adolescents. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Jan; 11(1):87-90.
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Intracranial hypotension syndrome: a comprehensive review. Neurosurg Focus. 2003 Dec 15; 15(6):ECP2.
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Intracranial hypotension after intraoperative lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage. Neurosurgery. 2003 Jan; 52(1):148-51; discussion 151-2.