USE OF BLOOD PATCH FOR MANAGEMENT OF POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT

Abstract

Neuroaxial anesthetic techniques are widespread in patients of all age groups for the most diverse types of surgeries. It is an extremely efficient technique for analgesia, as is the case with the epidural. Bearing in mind that correct execution and knowledge of possible complications minimize errors, but do not eliminate them. Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a complication of dural perforation, in which, in the case of epidural, it is a puncture accident. Although it is more common in young women, it also affects other patients, including the pediatric population. In this article, we report the case of a child who presented with PDPH and evolved with satisfactory clinical improvement after being submitted to the blood patch.