PREVALENCE OF POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE AMONG CAESAREAN SECTION PATIENTS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

Background: Spinal anaesthesia is now a popular choice for Caesarean sections in Africa but one of the draw-back is the development of post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) and it could be quite distressing to a mother. Identifying risk factors and reducing the prevalence is pertinent. This study soug...

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Main Authors: Samuel I Nuhu, Henry Y Embu, Iornum Shambe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ntec Specialist 2017-01-01
Series:Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://kjmsmedicaljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/7_Samuel-IN_KJMSvol11no1.pdf