A double-blind placebo controlled trial on effectiveness of prophylactic dexamethasone for preventing post- dural puncture headache after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section.
Boniface Chukwuneme OkpalaGeorge Uchenna ElejeJoseph Ifeanyichukwu IkechebeluChukwuemeka Jude OfojebeToochukwu Benjamin EjikemeCyril Emeka NwachukwuAugusta Nkiruka OkpalaPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)
Prophylactic dexamethasone reduces the incidence and severity of PDPH on both the first and fourth post-operative day after spinal anesthesia for CS. There was also an improvement on the incidence of nausea on the dexamethasone group compared to control.