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Blood Patch, Epidural MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Blood Patch, Epidural
Tree Number(s)
E02.095.125
E02.319.267.530.580.300.145
Unique ID
D017217
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017217
Annotation
IM; for repair of epidural puncture
Scope Note
The injection of autologous blood into the epidural space either as a prophylactic treatment immediately following an epidural puncture or for treatment of headache as a result of an epidural puncture.
Entry Term(s)
Epidural Blood Patch
Previous Indexing
Blood (1974-1992)
Injections, Epidural (1989-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93
History Note
93
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/05/07
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Blood Patch, Epidural Preferred
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