Incidence of epidural haematoma and neurological injury in cardiovascular patients with epidural analgesia/anaesthesia: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Ruppen, Wilhelm ^a,b   Derry, Sheena ^a   McQuay, Henry J ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANTICOAGULATION; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 33749448889     PISSN: 14712253     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-6-10     Document Type: Review

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