Neurological complications following obstetric neuraxial anaesthesia: a four-year United Kingdom population-based study of epidural haematoma and epidural abscess (2014–2017)
Epidural abscess and haematoma were rare complications of obstetric neuraxial anaesthesia in the UK, with most women recovering well, though a minority experienced major morbidity.
Authors
- R. Tunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1187-1808)
- F. Plaat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2081-3992)
- Richard Hartopp
- Matthew Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-0115)
- Rema Ramakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6784-8319)
- D. N. Lucas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8130-2067)
Institutions
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- London North West Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2025.104700
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia
- Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre