Case Report of a Massive Thigh Hematoma after Adductor Canal Block in a Morbidly Obese Woman Anticoagulated with Apixaban

Hematoma formation after peripheral nerve block placement is a rare event. We report a case of a morbidly obese patient who was anticoagulated with apixaban and developed a massive thigh hematoma after an ultrasound-guided adductor canal block. Despite continuous visualization of the block needle, a...

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Main Authors: Katherine L. Koniuch, Bradley Harris, Michael J. Buys, Adam W. Meier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7653202
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