Risk of Epidural Hematoma after Neuraxial Techniques in Thrombocytopenic Parturients

2017155 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Linden O. Lee · Michigan Medicine

Brian T. Bateman · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sachin Kheterpal · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Thomas T. Klumpner · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Michelle Housey · Michigan Medicine

Michael F. Aziz · Oregon Health & Science University

Karen Hand

Abstract

The number of thrombocytopenic parturients in the literature who received neuraxial techniques without complication has been significantly increased. The risk of epidural hematoma associated with neuraxial techniques in parturients at a platelet count less than 70,000 mm remains poorly defined due to limited observations.

Topics & Keywords

Anesthesia and Pain Management Spinal Hematomas and Complications Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesiology

Volume 126, Issue 6, pp. 1053-1063

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001630

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