TY - JOUR
T1 - Guidelines and alternatives for neuraxial anesthesia and venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in major orthopedic surgery.
AU - Hantler, Charles
AU - Despotis, George J.
AU - Sinha, Raj
AU - Chelly, Jacques E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Benefits or funds were received in partial or total support of the research material described in this article from an unrestricted educational grant from Organon Sanofi-Synthelabo LLC, New York, NY.
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Neuraxial anesthesia during major orthopedic surgery, combined with venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, is generally safe and well tolerated, with potential benefits over general anesthesia. The risk of spinal/epidural hematoma, a rare but very serious complication, can be minimized by careful patient selection and attention to anesthetic technique. This risk is further reduced with the use of peripheral nerve blocks in place of neuraxial anesthesia.
AB - Neuraxial anesthesia during major orthopedic surgery, combined with venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, is generally safe and well tolerated, with potential benefits over general anesthesia. The risk of spinal/epidural hematoma, a rare but very serious complication, can be minimized by careful patient selection and attention to anesthetic technique. This risk is further reduced with the use of peripheral nerve blocks in place of neuraxial anesthesia.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2004.04.018
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2004.04.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 15586337
AN - SCOPUS:16644395567
VL - 19
SP - 1004
EP - 1016
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
SN - 0883-5403
IS - 8
ER -