Pneumocephalus following spinal anaesthesia for spine surgery

Pneumocephalus Following Combined Spinal Epidural Anaesthesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report

The authors describe a case of pneumocephalus following epidural anaesthesia for total knee arthroplasty. Multiple attempts in locating the epidural space for the anaesthesia and the use of loss of resistance to air (LORA) technique were identified as the source of air entry. Supportive management was given including high flow oxygenation therapy and spontaneous reabsorption of air was noted fi...

Spinal Anaesthesia in Spinal Surgery

Symptomatic Pneumocephalus after Spinal Intradural Tumor Surgery

We report a patient who developed symptomatic pneumocephalus after surgery for a spinal intradural tumor. A 30-yearold man presented with low back pain and leg pain was presented. Magnetic resonance image (MRI) demonstrated an welldemarcated intradural extramedullary tumor at the L3-4. The mass had little adhesion rootlets at its base. So, we achieved en-bloc total resection without any difficu...

Anaesthesia for spinal surgery in adults.

The spectrum of spinal surgery in adult life is considerable. Anaesthesia for major spinal surgery, such as spinal stabilization following trauma or neoplastic disease, or for correction of scoliosis, presents a number of challenges. The type of patients who would have been declined surgery 20 yr ago for medical reasons, are now being offered extensive procedures. They commonly have preoperativ...

Spinal anaesthesia for minor paediatric surgery.

Our recent experience using spinal anaesthesia for paediatric surgical procedures is reviewed. In 1984, 30 patients aged seven weeks to 13 years were anaesthetised in this manner. Lumbar puncture failed in four of 34 patients, 12 required sedation during the operative course and 11 required light general anaesthesia to complete these procedures. Tetracaine one per cent or bupivacaine 0.75 per c...