Arteria Spinalis Anterior Syndrome: Complication after Vascular Abdominal Surgery – Case Report
Authors:
V. Černák; S. Ondrejovič; R. Andrejčáková
Authors‘ workplace:
I. klinika anesteziológie a intenzívnej medicíny LFUK Bratislava, FN Bratislava pracovisko Ružinov, prednosta MUDr. K. Kálig, CSc.
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., , 2002, č. 6, s. 269-270
Category:
Overview
The use of regional block is very often blamed as a cause for postoperative neurological complication, if they are present. Arteria spinalis anteriorsyndrome is a very rare complication with the possibility of permanent neurologic deficit. We present a case report of a. spinalis anterior syndrome ina 58-years-old woman after vascular surgery. The aetiological factors that may have contributed to this tragic complication are discussed.
Key words:
epidural – anaesthesia – complication
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2002 Issue 6
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