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. 2011 Jan;55(1):71-3.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.76596.

Epidural haematoma: Rare complication after spinal while intending epidural anaesthesia with long-term follow-up after conservative treatment

Devalina Goswami  1 , Jyotirmoy Das, Achyut Deuri, Ajit K Deka
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Epidural haematoma: Rare complication after spinal while intending epidural anaesthesia with long-term follow-up after conservative treatment

Devalina Goswami et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

Epidural anaesthesia (EA) is an extensively used procedure for many surgeries. Increase incidence of bleeding in the epidural space [epidural haematoma (EH)] is reportedly more common in patients with altered coagulation and patients on anticoagulation treatment. EH secondary to spinal while intending EA for caesarean section (C-section) in a healthy individual leading to transient or persistent neurological problems is very rare. We report a case of EH after spinal while intending EA for C-section in a healthy young female along with 5-yrs follow-up after conservative treatment.

Keywords: Complications; epidural anaesthesia; epidural haematoma.

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Figure 1
Magnetic resonance imaging picture showing the haematoma compressing the spinal canal
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