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Symptomatic Epidural Hematoma After Elective Cervical Spine Surgery: Incidence, Timing, Risk Factors, and Associated Complications.

Matthew V AbolaJerry Y DuCharles C LinWilliam Schreiber-StainthorpPeter G Passias
Published in: Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (2022)
Postoperative epidural hematomas requiring readmission or reoperation following elective cervical spine surgery occurred at an incidence of 0.4%. Symptomatic PCEHs are associated with increased rates of numerous major morbidities.
Keyphrases
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