EXTRADURAL AIR AS A CAUSE OF PARAPLEGIA FOLLOWING LUMBAR ANALGESIA

被引:52
作者
NAY, PG
MILASZKIEWICZ, R
JOTHILINGAM, S
机构
[1] HAMMERSMITH HOSP,ROYAL POSTGRAD MED SCH,DEPT ANAESTHET,LONDON W12 0HS,ENGLAND
[2] LISTER HOSP,DEPT ANAESTHET,STEVENAGE SG1 4AB,HERTS,ENGLAND
关键词
ANESTHETIC TECHNIQUES; REGIONAL; EPIDURAL; COMPLICATIONS; NEUROLOGICAL;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb07013.x
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
A 52‐year‐old woman with chronic back pain presented for lumbar extradural analgesia. The ‘loss of resistance to air’ technique was used to locate the extradural space. Prolonged paraesthesia and paresis of the left leg occurred following the procedure. Urgent lumbar computed tomography scan revealed nerve root displacement due to extradural air. Copyright © 1993, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:402 / 404
页数:3
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