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Epidural hematoma after routine epidural steroid injection
BACKGROUND There are few reported cases of an epidural spinal hematoma following interventional pain procedures. CASE DESCRIPTION We report a case of a spinal epidural hematoma in a patient with no known risk factors (e.g. coagulopathy), who underwent an epidural steroid injection (ESI) in the same anatomic location as two previously successful ESI procedures. CONCLUSION Early detection was...
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To the Editor:—I read with interest the article “Ultrasound Guidance in Caudal Epidural Needle Placement” by Chen et al. However, I have a couple of points to raise. The author’s assertion that the application of ultrasonography to locate the sacral hiatus for caudal epidural injections has not been described is inaccurate. The footprint property of the transducer is not mentioned in the articl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb05354.x