Fever following an Epidural Blood Patch in a Child

There is increasing evidence that children suffer from the consequences of spontaneous or iatrogenic intracranial hypotension. Pediatric epidural blood patch is gaining popularity because of its ability to alter cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and to alleviate headaches attributed to low cerebrospinal...

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Main Authors: Agnes I. Hunyady, Corrie T. M. Anderson, John D. Kuratani, Anjana Kundu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/753875
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author Agnes I. Hunyady
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description There is increasing evidence that children suffer from the consequences of spontaneous or iatrogenic intracranial hypotension. Pediatric epidural blood patch is gaining popularity because of its ability to alter cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and to alleviate headaches attributed to low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. There is, however, still not enough data to document the safety profile of an epidural blood patch. Here we describe a case of a fever in a child temporally related to the administration of an epidural blood patch. This case depicts the dilemmas in making the diagnosis and instituting treatment for complications of this procedure in the pediatric population.
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spelling doaj-art-6877654c94be4d5084068e8a2a77926d2025-08-20T02:06:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902012-01-01201210.1155/2012/753875753875Fever following an Epidural Blood Patch in a ChildAgnes I. Hunyady0Corrie T. M. Anderson1John D. Kuratani2Anjana Kundu3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-0371, USASeattle Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-0371, USASeattle Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-0371, USASeattle Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-0371, USAThere is increasing evidence that children suffer from the consequences of spontaneous or iatrogenic intracranial hypotension. Pediatric epidural blood patch is gaining popularity because of its ability to alter cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and to alleviate headaches attributed to low cerebrospinal fluid pressure. There is, however, still not enough data to document the safety profile of an epidural blood patch. Here we describe a case of a fever in a child temporally related to the administration of an epidural blood patch. This case depicts the dilemmas in making the diagnosis and instituting treatment for complications of this procedure in the pediatric population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/753875
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