@article{Khawaja_Rafiq_Rafi_Ali_Sufyan_2019, title={TRANSNASAL SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCK, AN INNOVATIVE MODALITY FOR TREATMENT OF POST DURAL PUNCTURAL HEADACHE}, volume={69}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2763}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the efficacy of a new& novel technique Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block (SPG) for the treatment of post duralpunctural headache (PDPH) at Combined Military Hospital, Skardu.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Case series.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> The study was conducted at department of Anesthesiology, pain and intensive care, Combined Military Hospital, Skardu, from Mar to Oct 2017.</p> <p><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> Total of 53 patients of PDPH fulfilling inclusion criteria were offered SPG block and their response was quantified on visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0-10.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Out of total n=53 all the patients were females, the age of the patients were between 18-37 years, with themean of 27.08 and ± SD of 5.188), VAS score before undergoing SPG block was between 8 and 10 with the mean of 9.377 ± SD 0.664. For the patients after undergoing SPG block significant decrease on mean i.e. 1.175 with ±SD 0.657 was noted with p-value<0.001 which was considered significant.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> SPG block was found more innovative modality for treating post duralpunctural headache.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Khawaja, Shahid Shafi and Rafiq, Muhammad Yasir and Rafi, Huma and Ali, Shahzad and Sufyan, Abu}, year={2019}, month={Apr.}, pages={403–07} }