Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Department of Anaesthesiology, Porto, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Department of Anaesthesiology, Porto, Portugal.
Braz J Anesthesiol. 2021 Jul-Aug;71(4):458-460. doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2021.02.024. Epub 2021 Feb 19.
An epidural blood patch is used to treat postdural puncture and liquor hypotension headache. We report the use of an epidural blood patch in a critical pediatric patient.
A 10-year-old girl with acute leukemia developed venous cerebral thrombosis with hemorrhagic transformation one month after intrathecal chemotherapy. Given the unusual clinical and imagiological evolution even after decompressive craniectomy, we suspected cerebrospinal fluid hypotension. Spine imaging revealed signs of post-lumbar puncture fistula; we hence performed a blind blood patch.
Recognizing cerebrospinal fluid hypotension in critical pediatric patients is important. Less-conventional life-saving measures, such as a blind blood patch, may be considered in such patients.
硬膜外血贴用于治疗硬脊膜穿刺后头痛和脑脊液压力降低性头痛。我们报告了一例在危重症儿科患者中应用硬膜外血贴的病例。
一名 10 岁女孩,急性白血病,在鞘内化疗后 1 个月发生静脉性脑梗死伴出血转化。尽管行去骨瓣减压术后仍出现了不典型的临床和影像学演变,我们怀疑为脑脊液压力降低。脊柱影像学显示有腰椎穿刺后瘘的迹象;因此,我们进行了盲目血贴。
在危重症儿科患者中,识别脑脊液压力降低很重要。对于此类患者,可能需要考虑采用不太常规的救命措施,如盲目血贴。