Extensive retroperitoneal hematoma without neurologic deficit in two patients who underwent lumbar plexus block and were later anticoagulated.
Weller
Robert S
RS
Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. rweller@wfubmc.edu
Gerancher
J C
JC
Crews
James C
JC
Wade
Kenneth L
KL
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016118:Anterior Cruciate Ligament / Q000601:surgery; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D001182:Arthroscopy; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000601:surgery; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control
D000925:Anticoagulants