The Impact of Increased Body Mass Index on the Incidence and Severity of Post-spinal Headache after Cesarean Section

Background: Previous studies have been controversial as to the relationship between post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) and body mass index (BMI) in parturient patients. Therefore, we decided to survey this complication in a group of patients whose pregnancies were terminated by cesarean-section und...

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Main Authors: Masoud Hashemi, Seyed Hedayatollah Akhlagh, Sahar Hashemi Shadegan, Mehrdad Taheri, Arash Farbood, Payman Dadkhah, Saman Asadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amber Publication 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
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Online Access:https://www.jrmds.in/articles/the-impact-of-increased-body-mass-index-on-the-incidence-and-severity-of-postspinal-headache-after-cesarean-section.pdf