title: Epidural haematoma after epidural catheter removal under multiple anticoagulant therapy: report of two cases.
abstract: We report two cases of epidural haematoma that probably developed after removal of the epidural catheter in patients receiving multiple anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy. The first case is a 77-year-old male patient who underwent femoropopliteal artery bypass grafting surgery. The second case is a 77-year-old woman who underwent a semi-total replacement of the right hip, three days after she had a subtrochanteric fracture. Emergency laminectomy was performed in both patients but none experienced a full recovery.
authors.affiliation: 2  Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Athens School of Medicine, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ageliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandazi
authors.forename: Periandros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karamanis
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matsota
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kontogiannopoulou
authors.forename: Kostantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soultanis
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kostopanagiotou