Epidural hematoma unrelated to combined spinal-epidural anesthesia in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis receiving aspirin after total hip replacement.
Although rare, major complications after spinal and epidural anesthesia do occur. The safety of spinal and epidural anesthesia has been well established. This is a report of an epidural hematoma in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis who received aspirin for thromboprophylaxis after total hip replacement that was unrelated to the combined spinal-epidural anesthetic. Most epidural hematomas are spontaneous and idiopathic.
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Hatim A
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Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*
D001241:Aspirin
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