Gender and post-dural puncture headache. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Gender is believed to be an independent risk factor for the development of post-dural puncture headache, but there are some of the inconsistencies in the available data. This systematic review examined a total of 18 trials (2,163 males, 1,917 females). The odds of developing a post-dural puncture headache were significantly lower for male than nonpregnant female subjects (odds ratio = 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.44-0.67). Although the authors found that nonpregnant female subjects seem to have a higher incidence of post-dural puncture headache than males, the etiology behind these findings is not clear from the current meta-analysis.

publication date

  • September 1, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Post-Dural Puncture Headache

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33748136940

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00000542-200609000-00027

PubMed ID

  • 16931996

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 105

issue

  • 3