Conclusiones del Simposium 2007 de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Oral sobre “Xerostomía. Síndrome de Boca Seca. Boca Ardiente” / Conclusions of 2007 Simposium by the Spanish Society of Oral Medicine; on "Xerostomia. Dry Mouth Syndrome. Burning Mouth"

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[Epidural lumbar hematoma, epidural anesthesia and low-molecular-weight heparins]. / Hematoma epidural lumbar, anestesia epidural y heparinas de bajo peso molecular.

Epidural hematoma is an uncommon but serious complication of epidural anaesthesia. The use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) as thromboprophylaxis has increased the occurrence of this pathology. We report the case of a 81-year-old man who underwent an arthroscopy of the knee, with epidural anaesthesia and administration of LMWH. The patient suffered an important pain due to a lumbar epidural haematoma which was diagnosed by magnetic resonance, after withdrawal of the epidural catheter. He improved after surgical evacuation, and no neurological deficit was present. We comment the association of LMWH, epidural anaesthesia and epidural haematoma.