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  • Title: Spinal epidural hematoma following epidural catheter removal in a paraplegic patient.
    Author: Eipe N, Restrepo-Garces CE, Aviv RI, Awad IT.
    Journal: J Clin Anesth; 2009 Nov; 21(7):525-8. PubMed ID: 20006262.
    Abstract:
    Spinal epidural hematoma is a rare and devastating complication of epidural catheter removal in an anticoagulated patient. The diagnosis could be quite challenging, especially in patients with preexisting neurological deficits. A 35-year-old patient with remote spinal cord injury and T4 level paraplegia developed a spinal epidural hematoma on the 7th postoperative day. The hematoma developed after epidural catheter removal with concurrent administration of unfractionated heparin.
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