Late spinal subdural haematoma after spinal anaesthesia for total hip replacement
C D Moussallem1, C A El-Yahchouchi, A C Charbel
1Faculty of Medical Sciences Lebanese University, P O Box 113-6155, Beirut, Lebanon. charbel_moussallem@hotmail.com
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
|November 3, 2009
Abstract:
We present a case of delayed presentation of a subdural haematoma causing cauda equina syndrome which occurred 96 hours after a spinal anaesthetic had been administered for an elective total hip replacement in an 86-year-old man. The patient had received low-molecular-weight heparin anticoagulation which had been delayed until 12 hours postoperatively. No other cause of the haemorrhage could be identified.
