• Int J Obstet Anesth · Jul 2006

    Case Reports

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

    • O O Nafiu and J C Urquhart.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. onafiu@med.umich.edu
    • Int J Obstet Anesth. 2006 Jul 1;15(3):237-9.

    AbstractPneumocephalus 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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