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Postdural puncture headache at Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé in Togo: incidence and risk factors

Authors: Pilakimwé Egbohou, MD, Tabana Mouzou, MD, Hamza D. Sama, MD, Pikabalo Tchetike, MD, Sarakawabalo Assenouwé, MD, Gnimdou Akala-Yoba, MD, Kossi Honou, MSc, Kadjika Tomta, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 6/2018

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Factors associated with postdural puncture headache

Factor	N	PDPH n (%)	Odds ratio	95% Confidence interval	P value
Age groups (yr)
16-30	169	16 (9.5)	2.1	1.1 to 2.2	0.038
>30	331	16 (4.8)
Sex
Male	346	19 (5.5)	0.630	0.30 to 1.31	0.15
Female	154	13 (8.4)
BMI (kg·m⁻²)
16.5-25.0	180	20 (11.1)	3.208	1.53 to 6.7	0.001
> 25.0	320	12 (3.8)
Procedures
Obstetrical	59	13 (22.0)	6.277	2.91 to 13.5	< 0.001
Non-obstetrical	441	19 (4.3)
Puncture level
L4 - L5	88	5 (5.7)	0.859	0.32 to 2.30	0.49
L3 - L4	412	27 (6.6)
Number of attempts
1	464	29 (6.3)	0.733	0.21 to 2.54	0.41
>1	36	3 (8.3)

BMI = body mass index; N = total number; n = number of postdural puncture headaches; PDPH = postdural puncture headache

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Title: Postdural puncture headache at Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé in Togo: incidence and risk factors
Authors: Pilakimwé Egbohou, MD
Tabana Mouzou, MD
Hamza D. Sama, MD
Pikabalo Tchetike, MD
Sarakawabalo Assenouwé, MD
Gnimdou Akala-Yoba, MD
Kossi Honou, MSc
Kadjika Tomta, MD
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1080-8

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