Low-Dose Propofol for the Treatment of Severe Postpartum Post-Dural Puncture Headache: A Case Report

Maryam Vosoughian; Shideh Dabir; Mastaneh Dahi; Mohammadreza Moshari

doi:10.18502/crcp.v6i4.7860

Case Reports in Clinical Practice (Nov 2021)

Low-Dose Propofol for the Treatment of Severe Postpartum Post-Dural Puncture Headache: A Case Report

Maryam Vosoughian,
Shideh Dabir,
Mastaneh Dahi,
Mohammadreza Moshari

Affiliations

Maryam Vosoughian: Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Anesthesiology Research Center, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Shideh Dabir: Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Tracheal Diseases Research Center, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mastaneh Dahi: Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Anesthesiology Research Center, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammadreza Moshari: Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Anesthesiology Research Center, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v6i4.7860
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4

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In this report, we presented our experience in treating severe postpartum post-dural puncture headache with low-dose propofol. Short-term use of low-dose propofol provided rapid and complete relief of the headache without recurrence.

Published in Case Reports in Clinical Practice

ISSN: 2538-2683 (Print); 2538-2691 (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://crcp.tums.ac.ir

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