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Pneumocephalus after accidental dural puncture during epidural anesthesia
F J González-Carrasco1, J L Aguilar, C Llubiá
1Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario de Badalona, Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.
Regional Anesthesia
|May 1, 1993
Summary
Pneumocephalus, or air in the brain, can occur after epidural anesthesia. Using saline instead of air in the loss of resistance technique may prevent this rare complication.
Area of Science:
- Anesthesiology
- Neurosurgery
- Radiology
Background:
- A 45-year-old woman developed pneumocephalus following epidural anesthesia for low back pain.
- The complication was attributed to the loss of resistance technique using air.