Do intravenous fluids after lumbar puncture reduce the incidence of post dural puncture headache?
Date First Published:
July 24, 2008
Last Updated:
June 20, 2011
Report by:
Katie Manning, CT3 Emergency Medicine (University Hospitals Bristol)
Search checked by:
Emma Foster, University Hospitals Bristol
Three-Part Question:
In [patients undergoing a lumbar puncture], does [administration of IV fluids] reduce the incidence of [post lumbar puncture headache]?