Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2763270 Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

A case of postoperative epidural hematoma with an atypical presentation and an excellent outcome in an 80 year-old woman who received both prophylactic aspirin and enoxaparin following a primary total knee arthroplasty, is presented. She developed lower limb neurological symptoms, fully recovered, and then deteriorated again. The hematoma was surgically evacuated, resulting in full neurological recovery. Epidural analgesia may not be the best choice for pain management in patients who require the combined use of aspirin and low-molecular weight heparin postoperatively.

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