Extensive postoperative epidural hematoma after full anticoagulation: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 282-287

  Morse, Kenneth ^a   Weight, Mark ^a   Molinari, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Epidural hematoma; Laminectomy; Spinal decompression; Spinal stenosis, lumbar

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLADDER FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SACRUM; SPINAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL WOUND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 34447631863     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2007.11753938     Document Type: Conference Paper

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