By Lia Scenna, as told to Beth Ann Mayer I got an epidural the first time I gave birth, and the whole process was seamless – ...

Epidural blood patch: A procedure where a patient’s own blood is injected into the area of the leak to seal the tear. NIH stated, "An epidural blood patch (EBP) is a procedure in which a small ...

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Usually, epidural blood patch, a minimally invasive process, is used to treat spinal fluid leaks. In this a small amount of the patient’s own blood is injected into the epidural space near the leak.

In some cases, an epidural blood patch may be used, wherein the patient’s blood is injected near the leak site to form a clot and seal the tear. In Saif’s surgery, additional precautions were ...

There are other options as well to treat the leaking fluid, in case of lesser trauma or injury. Such as an epidural blood patch. “In this case, injection of the patient’s own blood into the epidural ...

For more severe cases, an epidural blood patch can be used, where a patient’s blood is injected near the leak site to form a clot. In Khan’s case, doctors opted for surgical intervention due ...

Individuals were excluded if they had a history of blood clotting disorders or active bleeding ... assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the treatment group (SCS with lidocaine patch) or the control group ...

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other ...

ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch ...