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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Anesthesiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7653202 |
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