Symptomatic epidural haematoma under therapeutic dose heparin. Occurrence after removal of a peridural catheter;Symptomatisches epidurales hämatom unter therapeutischer heparinisierung. Auftreten nach entfernung eines periduralkatheters

Anaesthesist

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-60

  Nitz, P ^a   Laubenthal, H ^a   Haller, S ^a   Mumme, A ^a   Meiser, A ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidural anaesthesia; Lumbar epidural haematoma; Perioperative anticoagulation; Peripheral vascular surgery; Postoperative complication

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; COUMARIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CATHETERIZATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 38749116618     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-007-1269-7     Document Type: Review

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