Treatment of Refractory Postdural Puncture Headache after Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Implantation with Epidural Blood Patch Procedures: A 20-Year Experience

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Time of EBP after IDDS implant</td><td class="align_center">Incidence</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1–7 days</td><td class="align_center">53% (8/15)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">8–14 days</td><td class="align_center">27% (4/15)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">15+ days</td><td class="align_center">20% (3/15)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Timing of epidural blood patch after IDDS implant.

Pain Research and Treatment

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Table 4: Treatment of Refractory Postdural Puncture Headache after Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Implantation with Epidural Blood Patch Procedures: A 20-Year Experience 

Table 4 | Treatment of Refractory Postdural Puncture Headache after Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Implantation with Epidural Blood Patch Procedures: A 20-Year Experience 