Epidural hematoma following epidural analgesia in a patient receiving unfractionated heparin for thromboprophylaxis

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-75

  Morley Forster, Patricia ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Epidural; Epidural hematoma; Unfractionated heparin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0033977371     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115550-200001000-00014     Document Type: Article

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