Cardiac arrest associated with pneumorrhachis and pneumocephalus after epidural analgesia: two case reports

Cardiac arrest associated with pneumorrhachis and pneumocephalus after epidural analgesia: two case reports

Abstract Background Epidural analgesia has become a common procedure to provide excellent pain relief with few complications. Pneumorrhachis and pneumocephalus are rare complications of unintentional dural puncture and injection of air into the subarachnoid or subdural space. No cases of cardiac arr...

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Main Authors: Hyungoo Shin, Hyuk Joong Choi, Changsun Kim, Inhye Lee, Jaehoon Oh, Byuk Sung Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pneumorrhachis
Pneumocephalus
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Epidural analgesia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1908-4

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