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Summary: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.
Main Authors:Cravo, José Francisco
Other Authors:Tabolcea , Ionut; Tuna , Turgay
Subject:Case Report
Year:2021
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
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Associated institution:Sociedade Portuguesa de Anestesiologia
Language:English
Origin:Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Anestesiologia
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dc.description.none.fl_str_mv A realização de blood patches cervicais continuam a ser um terreno inusual para a maioria dos anestesistas. Este facto deve-se principalmente à falta de experiência nesta técnica e ao receio de possíveis complicações neurológicas associadas a este procedimento. A injecção de sangue autólogo o mais perto possível do ponto de fuga de líquido cefalorraquideano demonstra ser a técnica mais eficaz para a resolução de sintomas resultantes de uma fuga espontânea a nível cervical. Este caso clínico descreve em detalhe uma técnica alternativa e factível para a realização de um blood patch cervical, de forma a minimizar o risco teórico associado a este procedimento.
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description 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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spelling Sociedade Portuguesa de AnestesiologiaenCervical 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.ptA realização de blood patches cervicais continuam a ser um terreno inusual para a maioria dos anestesistas. Este facto deve-se principalmente à falta de experiência nesta técnica e ao receio de possíveis complicações neurológicas associadas a este procedimento. A injecção de sangue autólogo o mais perto possível do ponto de fuga de líquido cefalorraquideano demonstra ser a técnica mais eficaz para a resolução de sintomas resultantes de uma fuga espontânea a nível cervical. Este caso clínico descreve em detalhe uma técnica alternativa e factível para a realização de um blood patch cervical, de forma a minimizar o risco teórico associado a este procedimento.engenCervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosisCravo, José FranciscoCravoJosé Franciscoorcid0000-0002-2519-7079Tabolcea , IonutTabolceaIonutTuna , TurgayTunaTurgayorcid0000-0002-2519-7079PISSN0871-6099IsPartOf2021-11-30DOIhttps://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.23733http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2open accessCase Reporthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501journal articlehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.02021-11-30fulltextapplication/pdfJournal of the Portuguese Society of Anesthesiology303
spellingShingle Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis
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Case Report
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title Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis
title_full Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis
title_fullStr Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis
title_full_unstemmed Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis
title_short Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis
title_sort Cervical blood patch: a case report of an unusual technique for an unusual diagnosis
topic Case Report
topic_facet Case Report
url https://doi.org/10.25751/rspa.23733
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