Case Report

Pneumomediastinum in labour – probably not caused by a lumbar epidural anaesthesia

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E. Søfteland

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Eirik Søfteland
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Haukeland University Hospital
N-5021 Bergen
Norway
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K. Bergjord,

K. Bergjord

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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E. Søfteland,

Corresponding Author

E. Søfteland

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

Eirik Søfteland
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Haukeland University Hospital
N-5021 Bergen
Norway
e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

K. Bergjord,

K. Bergjord

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

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First published: 12 December 2003

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00261.x

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Abstract

We describe a case of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema during labour. The patient had previously received an epidural anaesthesia to alleviate labour pain. We found several reports of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum (or pneumothorax) possibly caused by or related to epidural anaesthesia use, but conclude that the epidural anaesthesia was probably not a cause in our case.

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