Anesthesia and analgesia
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jun 2013
Multicenter StudyThe risk and outcomes of epidural hematomas after perioperative and obstetric epidural catheterization: a report from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Research Consortium.
In this study, we sought to determine the frequency and outcomes of epidural hematomas after epidural catheterization. ⋯ In this series, the 95% CI for the frequency of epidural hematoma requiring laminectomy after epidural catheter placement for perioperative anesthesia/analgesia was 1 event per 22,189 placements to 1 event per 4330 placements. Risk was significantly lower in obstetric epidurals.