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Blood Patch, Epidural

"Blood Patch, Epidural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The injection of autologous blood into the epidural space either as a prophylactic treatment immediately following an epidural puncture or for treatment of headache as a result of an epidural puncture.


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Bar chart showing 8 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2008
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