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  • Neurosurgery
  • Spinal Surgery
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Symptomatic postoperative epidural hematomas (PEH) are infrequent, occurring in 0.10%–0.69% of cases.
  • Identified risk factors include advanced age, coagulopathy, and multilevel laminectomy.
  • The safety of pharmacologic anticoagulation post-spine surgery and the efficacy of prophylactic drains remain debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the incidence, risk factors, presentation, diagnosis, and management of symptomatic postoperative epidural hematomas.
  • To emphasize the importance of timely intervention for optimal patient prognosis.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on postoperative epidural hematomas.
  • Analysis of clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging (MRI), and treatment outcomes.

Main Results:

  • PEH typically manifest within 24–48 hours post-surgery, but later presentations occur.
  • Clinical signs include increased axial pain, radiculopathy, motor weakness, and sphincter dysfunction.
  • MRI confirmation of a compressive hematoma necessitates emergent surgical evacuation.

Conclusions:

  • Prompt diagnosis and surgical decompression are critical for improving neurological deficits after PEH.
  • Prognosis is directly related to the delay in treatment and the severity of preoperative neurological impairment.