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Vol. 12. Issue 6.
Pages 509-512 (January 2001)
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Vol. 12. Issue 6.
Pages 509-512 (January 2001)
Hematoma epidural lumbar, anestesia epidural y heparinas de bajo peso molecular
Lumbar epidural hematoma, epidural anesthesia and low-molecular-weight heparin
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C.A. Rodríguez-Arias
Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital del Aire. Madrid
R. Martínez*, I. Mac-Veigh**, M. Taboada**
* Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Ruber Internacional. Madrid
** Servicio de Anestesia. Hospital Ruber Internacional. Madrid
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E1 hematoma epidural es una complicación poco frecuente pero grave que puede surgir después de la anestesia epidural. E1 uso de heparinas de bajo peso molecular (HBMP) como tromboprofilácticos ha incrementado esta patología. Se presenta el caso de un varón de 81 años que ingresa para realización de una artroscopia de rodilla, que se realiza bajo anestesia epidural y que recibe HBMP, presentando tras la retirada del catéter un dolor intenso como consecuencia un hematoma epidural lumbar, que se diagnosticó por resonancia magnética nuclear. Tras la evacuación quirúrgica del mismo desapareció la sintomatología y no se apreció posteriormente ninguna clínica neurológica.

Se comenta la asociación de hematoma epidural, anestesia epidural y HBPM.

Palabras clave:
Hematoma epidural
Anestesia epidural
Anticoagulación
Summary

Epidural hematoma is an uncommon but serious complication of epidural anaesthesia. The use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) as thromboprophylaxis has increased the occurrence of this pathology. We report the case of a 81-year-old man who underwent an arthroscopy of the knee, with epidural anaesthesia and administration of LMWH. The patient suffered an important pain due to a lumbar epidural haematoma which was diagnosed by magnetic resonance, after withdrawal of the epidural catheter. He improved after surgical evacuation, and no neurological deficit was present.

We comment the association of LMWH, epidural anaesthesia and epidural haematoma.

Key words:
Epidural hematoma
epidural anaesthesia
Anticoagulation

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