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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr 30;6(2):281-2.
doi: 10.5114/aoms.2010.13910.

Epidural haematoma after epidural catheter removal under multiple anticoagulant therapy: report of two cases

Ageliki Pandazi  1 , Periandros Karamanis, Paraskevi Matsota, Stella Kontogiannopoulou, Kostantinos Soultanis, Georgia Kostopanagiotou
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Case Reports

Epidural haematoma after epidural catheter removal under multiple anticoagulant therapy: report of two cases

Ageliki Pandazi et al. Arch Med Sci. .

Abstract

We report two cases of epidural haematoma that probably developed after removal of the epidural catheter in patients receiving multiple anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy. The first case is a 77-year-old male patient who underwent femoropopliteal artery bypass grafting surgery. The second case is a 77-year-old woman who underwent a semi-total replacement of the right hip, three days after she had a subtrochanteric fracture. Emergency laminectomy was performed in both patients but none experienced a full recovery.

Keywords: anticoagulants; antiplatelets; epidural haematoma.

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