Postdural Puncture Headache

No members of the CSF Leak Association, our Medical Advisory Committee or any associated medical professionals or patient representatives were involved in this consensus statement.

Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) can follow unintentional dural puncture during epidural techniques or intentional dural puncture during neuraxial procedures, such as a lumbar puncture or spinal anesthesia. Evidence-based guidance on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of this condition is, however, currently lacking.

These guidelines were created to fill the practice guidelines void and provide comprehensive information and patient-centric recommendations for preventing, diagnosing, and managing PDPH.

This guideline was first published in the JAMA Network Open, August 2023

Consensus Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache From a Multisociety, International Working Group, August 2023