Unusual presentation and complication of the prone position for spinal surgery

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 471-473

  Ali, Aaron A ^a   Breslin, Dara S ^a,b   Hardman, H David ^a,b   Martin, Gavin ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia: general; Complications: arterial occlusion; Patient positioning: prone; Shoulder dislocation; Surgery: spinal

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0345356943     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(03)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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