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  • Title
  • 1. Neuraxial Ultrasound
  • 2. Ultrasound-Guided Venous Access at the Left Arm for Blood Draw
  • 3. Access to the Epidural Space
  • 4. Blood Patch: Drawing Blood from Arm and Injecting it into Epidural Space

Article type:Descriptions of Clinical and Surgical Procedures

Neuraxial Ultrasound and Epidural Blood Patch for Post-dural Puncture Headache

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Fatine Karkri, MD; Lauren Blake, MD; Brendan Carvalho, MBBCh, FRCA, MDCH, FASA
Stanford University School of Medicine

Anesthesia

Manuscript Format: Case Overview

Procedure Outline

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Neuraxial Ultrasound
    1. 2. Ultrasound-Guided Venous Access at the Left Arm for Blood Draw
      1. 3. Access to the Epidural Space
        1. 4. Blood Patch: Drawing Blood from Arm and Injecting it into Epidural Space

          1. Neuraxial Ultrasound

          2. Ultrasound-Guided Venous Access at the Left Arm for Blood Draw

          1. Prep and Setup
          2. Identify Target Vein with Ultrasound
          3. Inject Local Anesthesia to Numb Skin and Superficial Tissues
          4. Insert 18-Gauge Needle into Vein with Ultrasound and Cannulate Vein

          3. Access to the Epidural Space

          1. Inject Local Anesthesia to Numb Skin and Superficial Tissues
          2. Insert Epidural Needle (Tuohy) and Advance to Epidural Space, Identified by Loss of Resistance

          4. Blood Patch: Drawing Blood from Arm and Injecting it into Epidural Space

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          Article Information

          Publication Date
          Article ID590
          Production ID0590
          Volume2026
          Issue590
          DOI
          https://doi.org/10.24296/jomi/590