[Epidural hematoma after an epidural block in a patient with no coagulopathy].
We report a case of epidural hematoma after a single epidural block. The patient was a 67-year-old woman with sciatica and osteoarthritis of the spine. She had no coagulopathy. She underwent a single epidural block without difficulty 3 times in 5 days. She had a lumbar MRI for an examination of the spine 4 days after the final epidural block. Subacute epidural hematoma of 0.8 x 1.5 x 3.0 cm was revealed on MRI at L 3-4. She had no new neurological symptoms. MRI 1 month later revealed a resolution of the hematoma. Epidural hematoma after an epidural block might occur in an outpatient with no bleeding tendency.
Oda
Koji
K
Department of Anesthesiology, Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama 702-8055.
Kosogabe
Yoshinori
Y
Takigawa
Tomoaki
T
Fukushima
Tomihiro
T
Ishizu
Tomoko
T
Tanaka
Toshiaki
T
Tokioka
Hiroaki
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous