Epidural hematoma after neuraxial blockade: a retrospective report from China

Anesth Analg. 2010 Nov;111(5):1322-4. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181f1b9ea. Epub 2010 Aug 12.

Abstract

We conducted a detailed 54-year retrospective review of patients who developed epidural hematoma after neuraxial blockade in a university hospital and throughout Mainland China. Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes in the Chinese population were identified. The incidence of epidural hematoma after neuraxial blockade was 2.14 of 100,000 (95% confidence interval: 0.44-6.25 of 100,000). Patients who had a bacterial infection and required emergency surgery were at increased risk of developing epidural hematoma. There is a significant correlation between good neurologic recovery and short interval to decompressive surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Analgesia, Epidural / adverse effects*
  • Anesthesia, Epidural / adverse effects*
  • Bacterial Infections / complications
  • China / epidemiology
  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Female
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / epidemiology
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / etiology*
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / surgery
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nerve Block / adverse effects*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome