repeat leaker
12-22-2006, 09:41 AM
Many on this forum have asked about blood patch efficacy. I found this article that I thought would be very helpful, and it was free to access so I thought I would share.
For those of us having EPBs we may, based on this article, request that we lie down for a minimum of 2 hours. I know in my case I have had many blood patches, but not all, where the facility said I was free to go after a 1/2 hour.
Not sure if it is helpful...here goes (I will also post in the useful websites).
Another interesting point here "in the absence of CSF the coagulation process is four times slower". This is reinforcement to the theory that high volume blood injections are needed in CSF Leakers.
It may or not be helpful...but I thought it was interesting....
http://www.cja-jca.org/cgi/reprint/41/1/23
For those of us having EPBs we may, based on this article, request that we lie down for a minimum of 2 hours. I know in my case I have had many blood patches, but not all, where the facility said I was free to go after a 1/2 hour.
Not sure if it is helpful...here goes (I will also post in the useful websites).
Another interesting point here "in the absence of CSF the coagulation process is four times slower". This is reinforcement to the theory that high volume blood injections are needed in CSF Leakers.
It may or not be helpful...but I thought it was interesting....
http://www.cja-jca.org/cgi/reprint/41/1/23