Extradural air as a cause of paraplegia following lumbar analgesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 402-404

  NAY, P G ^a   MILASZKIEWICZ, R ^b   JOTHILINGAM, S ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Completions; epidural; neurological; regional

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BACK PAIN; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA; EMPHYSEMA; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0027270213     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1993.tb07013.x     Document Type: Article

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