Spinal epidural hematoma related to an epidural catheter in a cardiac surgery patient -A case report-
The addition of thoracic epidural anesthesia to general anesthesia during cardiac surgery may have a beneficial effect on clinical outcome. However, epidural catheter insertion in a patient anticoagulated with heparin may increase the risk of epidural hematoma. We report a case of epidural hematoma...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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| Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-61-524.pdf |