Moussallem CD, El-Yahchouchi CA, Charbel AC, Nohra G. Late spinal subdural haematoma after spinal anaesthesia for total hip replacement.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009;
91:1531-2. [PMID:
19880902 DOI:
10.1302/0301-620x.91b11.22258]
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Abstract
We present a case of delayed presentation of a subdural haematoma causing cauda equina syndrome which occurred 96 hours after a spinal anaesthetic had been administered for an elective total hip replacement in an 86-year-old man. The patient had received low-molecular-weight heparin anticoagulation which had been delayed until 12 hours postoperatively. No other cause of the haemorrhage could be identified.
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