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Case Reports
. 2006 Jul;15(3):237-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2005.10.011.

Pneumocephalus with headache complicating labour epidural analgesia: should we still be using air?

O O Nafiu  1 , J C Urquhart
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Pneumocephalus with headache complicating labour epidural analgesia: should we still be using air?

O O Nafiu et al. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Pneumocephalus is a rare complication of epidural block which typically occurs when the loss of resistance to air technique is used to identify the epidural space. We present a case of pneumocephalus with headache in a parturient following apparently uncomplicated labour epidural analgesia.

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  • Saline or air?
    Kuczkowski KM. Kuczkowski KM. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2007 Apr;16(2):188; author reply 188-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.10.016. Epub 2007 Feb 6. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2007. PMID: 17289374 No abstract available.

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