Epidural and subarachnoidal pneumocephalus after epidural technique.
Iatrogenic pneumocephalus is an uncommon complication observed after using the 'loss-of-resistance' technique with an air filled syringe. We report and review two cases of pneumocephalus: one subarachnoid and the other epidural.
Mateo
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Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital General Universitari de València, Spain.
López-Alarcón
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Moliner
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Calabuig
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Vivó
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De Andrés
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Grau
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D000368:Aged; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013346:Subarachnoid Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed