Spinal-epidural hematoma following epidural anesthesia in the presence of antiplatelet and heparin therapy

Anesthesiology. 2001 Oct;95(4):1031-3. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200110000-00039.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Epidural / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / etiology*
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / pathology
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / adverse effects*
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Ibuprofen / adverse effects
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Spinal Cord / pathology
  • Thromboembolism / prevention & control

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Anticoagulants
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Ibuprofen