Epidural haematoma after a combined spinal-epidural anaesthetic in a patient treated with clopidogrel and dalteparin

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-265

  Tam, Nicolette L K ^a   Pac Soo, C ^a   Pretorius, P M ^b  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Blood, anticoagulation; Complications, haematoma; Complications, spinal injury

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BUPIVACAINE; CLOPIDOGREL; DALTEPARIN; DIAMORPHINE; FUROSEMIDE; LANSOPRAZOLE; LIDOCAINE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROPOFOL; RISEDRONIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMORRHAGIC GASTRITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAMINECTOMY; LEG DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL HEMATOMA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

EID: 31744441928     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei297     Document Type: Article

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