Association Between Post-Dural Puncture Headache After Neuraxial Anesthesia in Childbirth and Intracranial Subdural Hematoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Women giving birth have high rates of dural puncture secondary to neuraxial anesthesia and are at high risk for a resulting headache. It appears to be unknown whether there is a significant association between post-dural puncture headache and subsequent intracranial subdural hematoma.

Objective

To determine the association of post-dural puncture headache with postpartum intracranial subdural hematoma.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study of patients used hospital discharges recorded in the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Readmission Database for women who experienced childbirth from January 2010 to December 2016. Patients were included if they had been admitted for childbirth, had 2 months of follow-up data, and did not

SUBMITTER: Moore AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature