Pneumocephalus After Dural Puncture During Epidural Analgesia: A Case Report

نویسندگان
Gholamreza Mohseni ID 1
Zahra Tahmasebi ID 2
Faranak Behnaz ID 3

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Anesthesiology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Anesthesiology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

doi
28162
چکیده

Lumbar epidural anesthesia commonly used to control post-operation pain. The ‘loss-of- resistance’ to air technique (LORA) generally engaged in the appreciation of the epidural space. One of the rare but serious side effects of this technique is pneumocephalus. We report a case of sudden frontal and parietal headache after a dural puncture during the performance of epidural analgesia using the LOR to air technique.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Epidural analgesia, ‘loss-of- resistance’ to air technique (LORA), Pneumocephalus, loss of consciousness, headache.