Timing of epidural blood patch: clearing up the confusion

Accidental dural puncture with a large-bore epidural needle complicates approximately 1.5% of epidural insertions among parturients 1, and post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) follows in 50–60% of cases 1, 2. Webb et al. documented that the adverse consequences of accidental dural puncture, including headache, backache and disability from either, may persist for two years or more after the initial event 3. Devastating complications, such as...