A case of acute spinal intradural hematoma due to spinal anesthesia

Publication date: Available online 29 July 2015 Source:Journal of Acute Disease Author(s): Josué M. Avecillas-Chasín, Jordi A. Matias-Guiu, Gustavo Gomez, Javier Saceda-Gutierrez Spinal intradural hematoma is a rare complication of diagnostic lumbar puncture or spinal anesthesia. This complication could be overlooked with devastating neurological consequences due to a delay in diagnosis. Here, we reported a case of a patient with a lumbar spinal intradural hematoma as a result of a difficult spinal anesthesia.
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research