Comparative study between hydrocortisone and mannitol in treatment of postdural puncture headache: A randomized double-blind study

Background: Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a common complication after lumbar puncture. Anesthesiologists are the most likely to be consulted for the treatment. PDPH may be debilitating for a patient and can interfere with daily activities and quality of life. Methods: Fifty patients of both sexes, aged 18–50 years and ASA I and II undergoing elective lower abdominal and pelvic surgery under spinal anesthesia were included in this randomized double-blind study. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups 25 each: hydrocortisone group received intravenous hydrocortisone 100 mg every 8 h for 48 h and mannitol group received intravenous infusion of mannitol 20% 100 ml over 30 min followed by 100 ml every 12hours. Mean (±SD) of headache intensity at 0, 6, 12, 24 and 48 h after beginning of treatment was assessed using visual analogue scale. Results: There was no significant difference regarding headache intensity between two groups before beginning of treatment. The VAS was significantly reduced in hydrocortisone group than in mannitol group at 6, 12, 24 h with P-value 0.030, 0.007, 0.004 respectively. At 48 h, both groups had nearly the same VAS of headache intensity, with P-value 0.305. Conclusion: Both intravenous hydrocortisone and mannitol intravenous infusion were efficient in reducing postdural puncture headache within 48 h. Hydrocortisone showed earlier and significant relief of headache

A influência da ansiedade na resposta do paciente no período pós-operatório The influence of the anxiety in the patients answer in the post operative period

O homem, ao se defrontar com a cirurgia e a anestesia, tem alterações hormonais provocadas pela ansiedade, moduladas pela avaliação cognitiva deste enfrentamento e acompanhadas de alterações fisiológicas perceptíveis. Os objetivos do presente estudo foram verificar a correlação entre o traço e o estado de ansiedade no período pré-operatóro, e a influência da ansiedade, na resposta do paciente, no período pós-operatório imediato, em sala de recuperação anestésica. A amostra foi composta por 33 pacientes cirúrgicos. Para a coleta de dados foram utilizados, além dos inventários auto-aplicáveis de traço-estado de ansiedade do paciente no período pré-operatório imediato, dois (2) formulários contendo parâmetros de avaliação clínica dos pacientes. Os dados foram coletados nos períodos pré-operatório imediato e pós-operatório imediato. Os resultados mostraram uma correlação estatisticamente significante e positiva entre o traço e o estado de ansiedade, no período pré-operatório ou seja, os pacientes ao enfrentar o ato anestésico-cirúrgico, têm seu estado de ansiedade alterado, quando correlacionado ao seu traço de ansiedade e uma correlação não significante entre o estado de ansiedade, no pré-operatório imediato com os parâmetros clínicos avaliados no período pós-operatório imediato, isto é, os pacientes não apresentaram alterações decorrentes do estado de ansiedade, no período pós-operatório imediato.<br>The man confronting surgery and anesthesia, has hormonal alterations provoked by the anxiety, modulated by the cognitive evaluation done in the person that faces this situation and were accompanied by perceptible physiologic alterations. The goals of this study were to verify the influence of trate-anxiety and state -anxiety in psychobiological manifestation of patient in immediate post-operative period. The data were collected using trate and state anxiety inventary, two questionnaires to evaluate clinical conditions of 33 surgical patients. The data were collected in immediate pre-operative and post-operative periods. The results showed a significative correlation between trate and state anxiety in pre-operative period. There was no significative correlation among state anxiety in pre-operative period and clinical conditions in post-operative period. As conclusion, the correlation was no significative among trate anxiety, state anxiety and psychobiological manifestations in post-operative period