Open AccessEpidural haematoma: Rare complication after spinal while intending epidural anaesthesia with long-term follow-up after conservative treatment
Author(s) -
Devalina Goswami,
Jayanta Das,
Achyut Deuri,
Ajit K Deka
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.76596
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , anesthesia , caesarean section , surgery , epidural space , conservative treatment , spinal anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , pregnancy , genetics , physics , biology , optics
Epidural anaesthesia (EA) is an extensively used procedure for many surgeries. Increase incidence of bleeding in the epidural space [epidural haematoma (EH)] is reportedly more common in patients with altered coagulation and patients on anticoagulation treatment. EH secondary to spinal while intending EA for caesarean section (C-section) in a healthy individual leading to transient or persistent neurological problems is very rare. We report a case of EH after spinal while intending EA for C-section in a healthy young female along with 5-yrs follow-up after conservative treatment.