"Blood Patch, Epidural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The injection of autologous blood into the epidural space either as a prophylactic treatment immediately following an epidural puncture or for treatment of headache as a result of an epidural puncture.
| Descriptor ID |
D017217
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.095.125 E02.319.267.530.580.300.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Blood Patch, Epidural- Blood Patch, Epidural
- Epidural Blood Patch
- Blood Patchs, Epidural
- Epidural Blood Patchs
- Patch, Epidural Blood
- Patchs, Epidural Blood
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blood Patch, Epidural" by people in Profiles.
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Imerci A, Rogers K, Dixit D, McManus M, Miller F, Sees JP. The effectiveness of epidural blood patch in patients with cerebral palsy treated with intrathecal baclofen implantation. Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 02; 30(2):153-160.
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Mergan ZY, Khetani N, Wang D. Epidural blood patch in leukemia patient: a case report. Pain Med. 2014 Aug; 15(8):1343-5.
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Wang E, Wang D. Successful treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to prominent cervical cerebrospinal fluid leak with cervical epidural blood patch. Pain Med. 2015 May; 16(5):1013-8.
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Trentman TL, Chan CE, Patel NP, Dodick DW, Nelson KD, Schwedt TJ, Seamans DP. Refractory headaches due to multilevel thoracic cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Pain Pract. 2008 Sep-Oct; 8(5):394-8.
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Kantor D, Silberstein SD. Cervical epidural blood patch for low CSF pressure headaches. Neurology. 2005 Oct 11; 65(7):1138.
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Gladstone J, Eross E, Dodick D. Chronic daily headache: a rational approach to a challenging problem. Semin Neurol. 2003 Sep; 23(3):265-76.