Acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma by spinal anesthesia in a patient with undiagnosed chronic subdural hematoma -A case report-

Subdural hematoma is a serious but rare complication of spinal anesthesia. A 70-year-old woman patient underwent elective total knee replacement under spinal anesthesia. At 4 days postoperatively, the patient complained of headache and vomiting. Brain computed tomography revealed an acute-on-chronic...

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Main Authors: Il Bong Park, Soo Yeong Moon, Yu Yil Kim, Young Eun Kwon, Jun Hak Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2011-07-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-61-75.pdf