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Pre- to postoperative coagulation profile of 307 patients undergoing oesophageal resection with epidural blockade over a 10-year period in a single hospital: implications for the risk of spinal haematoma

BACKGROUND: Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia are indicated for oesophageal surgery. A rare but serious complication is spinal haematoma, which can occur on insertion, manipulation or withdrawal of catheters. Evidence and guidelines are vague regarding which tests are appropriate and how to interpr...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Owain, Lybeck, Emanuel, Flisberg, Per, Schött, Ulf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29034090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13741-017-0070-7