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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Cardiac arrest associated with pneumorrhachis and pneumocephalus after epidural analgesia: two case reports

 

Case 1

Case 2

Sex

Female

Female

Age, years

78

69

Past medical history

Hypertension

None

Allergic history

Unknown

Unknown

Smoking/alcohol

None

None

Injection drug

Triamcinolone 40 mg with lidocaine 60 mg

Triamcinolone 40 mg with lidocaine 60 mg

Type of procedure

Epidural analgesia

Epidural analgesia

Time interval (min)

 From injection to cardiac arrest

20

35

 From cardiac arrest to visiting ED

39

39

 CPR duration

4

6

  1. Abbreviations: CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ED Emergency department