Epidural hematoma after epidural anesthesia: A case report of non-surgical management

Acute Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 117-120

  Otsu, Ichiro ^a   Merrill, Douglas ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VMMC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anti coagulation; Epidural anesthesia; Epidural hematoma

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0037358893     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-0071(03)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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