Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) or spinal (or post-spinal) headache is one of the most common side effects of spinal anesthesia, with an incidence of 6-36%. The incidence of this complication was reported to be 76-85% after accidental dural puncture in epidural anesthesia. It usually starts within several hours after spinal anesthesia, but sometimes it can be delayed for up to 2 weeks, which usually resolves within a few days
BMI less than 35 kg/m2
Scheduled for infraumbilical surgeries
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status: I and II
ASA physical status more than II.
History of allrgic response to local anaesthetics or any of the medications used in the study
Patients with cognitive impairment
pregnancy