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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1908-4 |