Spinal subdural haematoma as a complication of immediate epidural blood patch

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 306-309

  Tekkök, Ismail H ^a,b   Carter, David A ^a   Brinker, Ray ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

anaesthetic techniques: epidural; complications: haematoma, subdural, blood patch, headache; pain: chronic

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 0029983223     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011749     Document Type: Article

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