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Prolonged epidural anaesthesia in a patient with Dupuytren's diathesis
Author(s) -
CALLE J. L.,
VILLA M.,
VALLE J.,
PLIEGO M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb04400.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diathesis , anesthesia , bleeding diathesis , epidural block , epidural space , surgery , platelet , immunology
Summary A patient with Dupuytren 's diathesis experienced a prolonged sensory and motor block following epidural anaesthesia. It was postulated that this occurred secondary to fibrous changes within the epidural space.