Spinal epidural hematoma after spinal cord stimulator trial lead placement in a patient taking aspirin

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 70-72

  Buvanendran, Asokumar ^a   Young, Adam C ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE SULFATE; STEROID;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTED SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL HEMATOMA; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, EPIDURAL, SPINAL; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 84892155359     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: 15328651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000029     Document Type: Article

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