Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2763399 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2009 | 4 Pages |
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.
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Authors
Naveen Eipe, Carlos E. Restrepo-Garces, Richard I. Aviv, Imad T. Awad,