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Subcutaneous Emphysema as a Result of Loss-of-resistance Identification of Epidural Space
Abstract
The use of an air-filled syringe to identify the epidural space via the loss-of-resistance technique is a convenient and usually benign procedure. We describe a patient in whom cervical subcutaneous emphysema developed as a result of air injected into the epidural space.
- Epidural space
- Loss-of-resistance technique
- Subcutaneous emphysema
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Address reprint request to Dr. Reynolds: Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226.