Spinal epidural hematoma following epidural catheter removal in a paraplegic patient

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 525-528

  Eipe, Naveen ^a   Restrepo Garces, Carlos E ^a   Aviv, Richard I ^a   Awad, Imad T ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Administration error; Complication Spinal epidural hematoma; Drugs Anticoagulation; Injury Spinal cord; Paraplegia; Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin; Technique Epidural anesthesia analgesia

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; HEPARIN; HYDROMORPHONE; PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN; ROPIVACAINE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; CYSTECTOMY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETERIZATION; EPIDURAL SPACE; FIBRINOGEN; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PLATELET COUNT; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 71649102658     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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