Nursing intervention for headache after one-time lumbar puncture

During lumbar puncture, if the puncture needle accidentally penetrates the dura mater and enters the subarachnoid space, it may lead to post-lumbar puncture headache (PLPHA). A considerable number of PLPHA patients suffer from headaches affecting their normal life and work, so this phenomenon has attracted widespread attention in the medical community. Xie Shuli and others took nursing interventions to prevent PLPHA with obvious effect. The main intervention measures are as follows: (1) Once the dura is penetrated, the epidural space is injected with warm (30 ℃) normal saline in the early stage, and the postoperative infusion is combined with analgesic drug treatment to relieve the headache. Place the patient in the "natural back position", that is, lying on the side, with the back in a natural comfortable position, with the hip and knee joints slightly bent, whichever can support the lateral position and facilitate puncture, instead of the excessively bent back position previously used, with To prevent the dura mater from being too tight and making the perforation larger, after dural puncture, withdraw the puncture needle by 0.5 cm until the outflow of cerebrospinal fluid stops completely, and inject 5 mL of warm normal saline into the epidural space to increase the pressure in the epidural space , reduce the leakage of cerebrospinal fluid. ②Strict aseptic operation and non-contact technology, in line with the principle of prevention, strictly disinfect the puncture equipment and the patient's skin, do not mix the local anesthetic liquid into the air or blood, and give active symptomatic treatment to patients who may have pseudomeningitis. Apply a small amount of sulfonamides. ③ Mild headache disappears after 2-3 days of bed rest. Acupuncture at Taiyang, Yintang, Hegu and other acupoints is used to relieve headache. ④ infusion to accelerate the formation of cerebrospinal fluid. If there is no obvious improvement, 10 mL-20 mL of warm normal saline or 5% dextrose saline should be injected into the epidural space at the puncture point to increase the pressure in the space and slow down the loss of cerebrospinal fluid.

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