Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Anticoagulation and Neuraxial Blockade
Neuraxial blockade should be avoided in the presence of prophylactic or therapeutic anticoagulation because of the increased risk of epidural hematoma formation. Massachusetts General Hospital guidelines regarding neuraxial anesthesia in anticoagulated patients are listed in Table 17.3.
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Pino, Richard M., editor. "Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Anticoagulation and Neuraxial Blockade." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728229/all/Spinal__Epidural__and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Anticoagulation_and_Neuraxial_Blockade.
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Anticoagulation and Neuraxial Blockade. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728229/all/Spinal__Epidural__and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Anticoagulation_and_Neuraxial_Blockade. Accessed December 5, 2024.
Spinal, Epidural, and Caudal Anesthesia - Anticoagulation and Neuraxial Blockade. (2019). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728229/all/Spinal__Epidural__and_Caudal_Anesthesia___Anticoagulation_and_Neuraxial_Blockade
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