Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis

Cervical blood patch: an unusual technique

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.23733

Keywords:

Blood Patch, Analgesia, Acute Pain

Abstract

Cervical epidural blood patches remain an unfamiliar domain for most anesthesiologist as they fear the possible neurological complications related with the procedure. The injection of autologous blood as close as possible to the dural leakage site has shown to be the most effective approach for symptom resolution in case of spontaneous cervical dural tears. This case report describes in detail an alternative and feasible technique to perform an epidural blood patch at the cervical level reducing the theoretical risk associated with this type of procedure.

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

Cravo, J. F., Tabolcea , I. ., & Tuna , T. . (2021). Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis: Cervical blood patch: an unusual technique. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Anesthesiology, 30(3). https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.23733