Epidural hematoma after epidural blockade in the United States: It's not just low molecular heparin following orthopedic surgery anymore

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1195-1197

  Horlocker, Terese ^a   Kopp, Sandra ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC PATIENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84878417118     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31828d672e     Document Type: Editorial

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