Extradural air as a cause of paraplegia following lumbar analgesia

1 May 1993

journal article
case report
Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia

Vol. 48 (5) , 402-404
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb07013.x

Abstract

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 left leg occurred following the procedure. Urgent lumbar computed tomography scan revealed nerve root displacement due to extradural air.

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