Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 3

Study of incidence of postdural puncture headache (pdph) in pregnant women with different body mass index undergoing caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia

  • Author:
  • Sanjeev Bhimashankar Birajdar1,, Deepa Nijalingappa Allolli1, Mujahed Javed2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 443 to 445

1Assistant Professor, Al Ameen Medical College, Karnataka

2Junior Resident, Al Ameen Medical College, Karnataka

*Corresponding Author: Email: sanjeev.birajdar@gmail.com

Online published on 25 May, 2017.

Abstract

Postdural puncture headache is commonly experienced by parturients especially after caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia. The objective of our study was to study the incidence of PDPH in pregnant women with low and high body mass index.

Our study comprised of Group A and Group B of 30 patients each with BMI < 30kg/m2 and > 30kg/m2 respectively undergoing elective caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia.

The study was a prospective randomized study in which incidence of PDPH was higher in patients with low body mass index compared to those with high body mass index.

Incidence of PDPH was higher in patients with low body mass index compared to high body mass index and the difference was statistically significant.

Keywords

Postdural puncture headache, Caesarean, Body mass index, Spinal