Treatment OF Post dural puncture headache (PDPH) after caesarean section: a review of clinical trial articles conducted in Iran

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Assistant professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

2 Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Qom University of medical sciences, Qom, Iran.

5 Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.

6 Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Headache is one of the common problems after spinal anesthesia following cesarean surgery. Various pharmacological methods have been proposed for the treatment of headache after spinal anesthesia. This study was conducted with aim to evaluate headache after spinal anesthesia following caesarean section in the form of a narrative review of clinical trial articles conducted in Iran.
Methods: In this narrative review study, to find related studies, the Persian language databases of "SID", "Magiran" and the Google Scholar and English language databases of Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched with the keywords of PDPH, spinal anesthesia and cesarean section wiyhout time limitation.
Results: In this narrative review study, 29 articles were examined. The reviewed studies were done from 2007-2022. The investigated drugs include: Pregabalin, gabapentin, theophylline, ondansetron, aminophylline, dexamethasone, caffeine, mannitol, intravenous acetaminophen (paracetamol), normal saline, propofol and hydrocortisone. Among the investigated drugs, dexamethasone has been most effective in controlling PDPH, and then, ondansetron has been most effective in reducing and controlling PDPH.
Conclusion: The present study showed good evidence on the effectiveness of the drugs investigated in the studies. It seems that all the investigated drugs can be used as a treatment for headache (PDPH) after spinal anesthesia in cesarean section women; however, among the investigated drugs, since more studies have been performed on dexamethasone, it can be a more suitable choice for preventing headache after spinal anesthesia in cesarean section women.

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The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility
Volume 25, Issue 10
December 2022
Pages 94-106

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