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

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Resumo:	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.
Autores principais:	Cravo, José Francisco
Outros Autores:	Tabolcea , Ionut; Tuna , Turgay
Assunto:	Case Report
Ano:	2021
País:	Portugal
Tipo de documento:	artigo
Tipo de acesso:	acesso aberto
Instituição associada:	Sociedade Portuguesa de Anestesiologia
Idioma:	inglês
Origem:	Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Anestesiologia

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Resumo:	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.