Postdural Puncture Headache and Epidural Blood Patch in a Large Obstetric Anaesthesia Population.

Objective: Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is the most common serious complication in obstetric anesthesia. We show the incidence of accidental dural puncture (ADP), PDPH, epidural blood patch (EBP) and associated morbidity following a protocol established in an obstetric anesthesia department.

Methods: An observational, prospective, analytical study performed in 66,540 epidural labor analgesia procedures.

Invasive techniques for pain management in palliative care: a single center experience.

Unlabelled: To achieve a successful pain control, interventional techniques are required in approximately 15% of the patients admitted to the Palliative Care Service (PCS).

Objectives: To evaluate the frequency and effectiveness of the invasive procedures performed in the PCS of our health area. Other matters studied included complications associated with these procedures, the effects on morphine consumption, and functional status, survival rate, as well as the type and location of pain.

Management of patients with chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis refractory to conventional treatment.

The literature contains numerous studies on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, atypical locations, and clinical (hormonal) and surgical management of the disorder. However, no information is available on the management of endometriosis involving pain refractory to the usual treatment from the perspective of a pain unit. Our hospital has a pain unit specifically dedicated to pain in gynecology and obstetrics.