Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma

A woman with a postpartum severe headache

Document Type : Case Report

Author

Mustafa Mahmood Eid

Emergency Department, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

https://doi.org/10.34172/jept.2020.29
Abstract
Objective: Epidural anesthesia is one of the famous, generally safe, and most requested
pain relief measures in labor. Nevertheless, it can have some complications though
pneumocephalus and subdural effusion are very rare complications.
Case Presentation: A 32-year-old woman presented with a severe persistent headache
after a vaginal delivery, where epidural anesthesia was used for pain control. Her brain
computerized tomography (CT) scan confirmed pneumocephalus and subdural effusion
as a complication of the procedure.
Conclusion: Although headache can be present in many women post-delivery,
investigations should run in susceptible women with alerting signs.

Keywords

Anesthesia, Epidural
Pneumocephalus
Subdural effusion
Headache
Subjects
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Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma
Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2021
Pages 77-79

  • Receive Date 28 September 2020

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