Learning zone: Postdural puncture headache. Dr Ewa Prusak

Topic of the month	Date
Post Dural Puncture Headache	June 2021

Relevant recent publications	The association between post-dural puncture headache and needle type during spinal anaesthesia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (December 2020) A comprehensive update on the treatment and management of postdural puncture headache (April 2020) Postdural puncture headache in obstetric patients. British Journal of General Practice (2019) Posture and fluids for preventing post-dural puncture headache (March 2016) Drug therapy for treating post-dural puncture headache (July 2015)
OAA webcast (in last 4 years)	PDPH Conservative Management Challenges in obstetric anaesthesia. January 2021 (password: contact the Secretariat) PDPH – New perspectives. November 2019 (password: contact the Secretariat) Update on the management of post dural puncture headache. November 18 3DC (password: contact the Secretariat) Obstetric Anaesthesia Update October 2018: Post-dural Puncture Headache: new guidance (password: contact the Secretariat) Three Day Course in Obstetric Anaesthesia November 2017: Update on the management of post-dural puncture headache (password: contact the Secretariat) Obstetric Anaesthesia May 2017 Brussels, Post Dural Puncture Headache: an update (password: contact the Secretariat)
OAA posters (in last 4 years)	May 2020 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2020/node/467 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2020/node/326 May 2019 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2019/node/386 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2019/node/254 https://epostersonline.com/oaa2019/node/233 May 2017 https://www.epostersonline.com/oaa2017/node/261 May 2016 https://www.epostersonline.com/oaa2016/node/124 https://www.epostersonline.com/oaa2016/node/352
MBRRACE-UKOSS	None
National guidelines	NICE Cochrane Quality and Productivity Topic Bed rest and posture for preventing post-dural puncture headache
OAA clinical guidelines	OAA Guidelines Treatment of obstetric post-dural puncture headache. December 2018
Audit / QI suggestions / ACSA standards	Chapter 7, page 262: Obstetric Practice
FRCA questions	PDPH question
Simulation suggestion	Decreased GCS post seizure on postnatal ward following PDPH