Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2763399 Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

Spinal epidural hematoma is a rare and devastating complication of epidural catheter removal in an anticoagulated patient. The diagnosis could be quite challenging, especially in patients with preexisting neurological deficits. A 35-year-old patient with remote spinal cord injury and T4 level paraplegia developed a spinal epidural hematoma on the 7th postoperative day. The hematoma developed after epidural catheter removal with concurrent administration of unfractionated heparin.

Related Topics
Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Authors
, , , ,