Do antiplatelet agents contribute to the development of perioperative spinal hematoma?

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 146-151

  Urmey, William F ^a,c   Rowlingson, John ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; HIRUDIN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NAPROXEN; PIROXICAM; PROSTACYCLIN SYNTHASE; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; THROMBOXANE SYNTHASE; TICLOPIDINE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; BLEEDING TIME; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0031797292     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(98)90140-7     Document Type: Review

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