Case Reports: 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...
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Published in | Korean journal of anesthesiology Vol. 61; no. 6; pp. 524 - 527 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Korean |
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대한마취통증의학회(구 대한마취과학회)
30.12.2011
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Summary: | 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 in a 55-year-old male patient who had a thoracic epidural placed under general anesthesia preceding uneventful mitral valve replacement and tricuspid valve annular plasty. During the immediate postoperative period and first postoperative day, prothrombin time (PT) and activate partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) were mildly prolonged. On the first postoperative day, he complained of motor weakness of the lower limbs and back pain. An immediate MRI of the spine was performed and it revealed an epidural hematoma at the T5-6 level. Rapid surgical decompression resulted in a recovery of his neurological abnormalities to near normal levels. Management and preventing strategies of epidural hematoma are discussed. (Korean J Anesthesiol 2011; 61: 524-527). |
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Bibliography: | The Korean Society of Anesthesiologists |
ISSN: | 2005-6419 2005-7563 |