Acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma by spinal anesthesia in a patient with undiagnosed chronic subdural hematoma: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2011.61.1.75
- Author:
Il Bong PARK
1
;
Soo Yeong MOON
;
Yu Yil KIM
;
Young Eun KWON
;
Jun Hak LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. zion_yuyil@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute-on-chronic;
Complication;
Spinal anesthesia;
Subdural hematoma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anesthesia, Spinal;
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee;
Brain;
Decompression, Surgical;
Female;
Headache;
Hematoma, Subdural;
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic;
Humans;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2011;61(1):75-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Subdural hematoma is a serious but rare complication of spinal anesthesia. A 70-year-old woman patient underwent elective total knee replacement under spinal anesthesia. At 4 days postoperatively, the patient complained of headache and vomiting. Brain computed tomography revealed an acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma with midline shift. The patient recovered completely after surgical decompression. We report a patient with an undiagnosed chronic subdural hematoma, who developed acute-on-chronic subdural hematoma after spinal anesthesia.
