Open AccessEpidural catheterization in cardiac surgery: The 2012 risk assessment
Author(s) -
Thomas M. Hemmerling,
Stéphane Cyr,
Nora Terrasini
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9784.114237
Subject(s) - medicine , epidural hematoma , hematoma , catheter , surgery , cardiac surgery , confidence interval , population , paraplegia , anesthesia , spinal cord , environmental health , psychiatry
The risk assessment of epidural hematoma due to catheter placement in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is essential since its benefits have to be weighed against risks, such as the risk of paraplegia. We determined the risk of the catheter-related epidural hematoma in cardiac surgery based on the cases reported in the literature up to September 2012.