Neuraxial blockade and hematoma in cardiac surgery: estimating the risk of a rare adverse event that has not (yet) occurred.
Ho
A M
AM
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong. hoamh@hotmail.com
Chung
D C
DC
Joynt
G M
GM
D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012306:Risk; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology