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Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review
Epidural analgesia or anesthesia is a common procedure for pain relief, especially in obstetrics. Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax are rare complications of epidural analgesia. They are considered asymptomatic entities but have recently caused increased morbidity and mortality. As the use of epidural...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7894040/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33643863 http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2021.1 |
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author | Shaikh, Nissar Nawaz, Shoaib Mathias, Ranjan MA, Rahman Lance, Marcus Ummunissa, Firdous Khalifa Tellisi, Amna |
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description | Epidural analgesia or anesthesia is a common procedure for pain relief, especially in obstetrics. Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax are rare complications of epidural analgesia. They are considered asymptomatic entities but have recently caused increased morbidity and mortality. As the use of epidural analgesia and anesthesia increased significantly in the last decade, clinicians must be aware of this entity. This is a case report of pneumorrhachis causing pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum leading to respiratory distress. Case: A 26-year-old obese primigravida at 37 weeks’ gestation and with failure of progression of labor underwent lower segment cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. The procedure including the delivery of fetus was uneventful. In the post-anesthesia care unit, the patient became tachypneic, and her oxygen saturation was low despite supplemented oxygen by face mask and adequate analgesia. She was afebrile and was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) for further management. In the SICU, incentive spirometry was initiated, and analgesia with intravenous fentanyl was given. Her echocardiogram was normal. Computer tomographic examination ruled out pulmonary embolism but showed pneumorrhachis with extension into the mediastinum and right apical pneumothorax. She was hemodynamically stable. In the next two days, her tachypnea settled, and the oxygen saturation improved to normal. On the third day, she was transferred to the ward and discharged home from there. She was followed up in the outpatient clinic after one and four weeks and was doing well, and her repeat imaging studies were normal. Conclusion: Epidural analgesia can lead to pneumorrhachis and can cause pneumothorax leading to respiratory distress. |
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spelling | pubmed-78940402021-02-26 Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review Shaikh, Nissar Nawaz, Shoaib Mathias, Ranjan MA, Rahman Lance, Marcus Ummunissa, Firdous Khalifa Tellisi, Amna Qatar Med J Case Report Epidural analgesia or anesthesia is a common procedure for pain relief, especially in obstetrics. Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax are rare complications of epidural analgesia. They are considered asymptomatic entities but have recently caused increased morbidity and mortality. As the use of epidural analgesia and anesthesia increased significantly in the last decade, clinicians must be aware of this entity. This is a case report of pneumorrhachis causing pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum leading to respiratory distress. Case: A 26-year-old obese primigravida at 37 weeks’ gestation and with failure of progression of labor underwent lower segment cesarean section under epidural anesthesia. The procedure including the delivery of fetus was uneventful. In the post-anesthesia care unit, the patient became tachypneic, and her oxygen saturation was low despite supplemented oxygen by face mask and adequate analgesia. She was afebrile and was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) for further management. In the SICU, incentive spirometry was initiated, and analgesia with intravenous fentanyl was given. Her echocardiogram was normal. Computer tomographic examination ruled out pulmonary embolism but showed pneumorrhachis with extension into the mediastinum and right apical pneumothorax. She was hemodynamically stable. In the next two days, her tachypnea settled, and the oxygen saturation improved to normal. On the third day, she was transferred to the ward and discharged home from there. She was followed up in the outpatient clinic after one and four weeks and was doing well, and her repeat imaging studies were normal. Conclusion: Epidural analgesia can lead to pneumorrhachis and can cause pneumothorax leading to respiratory distress. HBKU Press 2021-02-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7894040/ /pubmed/33643863 http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2021.1 Text en © 2021 Shaikh, Nawaz, Mathias, Rahman, Lance, Ummunissa, Tellisi, licensee HBKU Press. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Shaikh, Nissar Nawaz, Shoaib Mathias, Ranjan MA, Rahman Lance, Marcus Ummunissa, Firdous Khalifa Tellisi, Amna Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review |
title | Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review |
title_full | Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review |
title_fullStr | Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review |
title_full_unstemmed | Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review |
title_short | Pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: A case report and review |
title_sort | pneumorrhachis and pneumothorax after epidural analgesia: a case report and review |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7894040/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33643863 http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2021.1 |
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