Perioperative spinal cord infarction in nonaortic surgery: report of three cases and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-312

  Hobai, Ion A ^a   Bittner, Edward A ^a   Grecu, Loreta ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural anesthesia; Paraplegia; Perioperative complications; Spinal cord infarction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; HYDROMORPHONE; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NALOXONE; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COLOSTOMY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECUBITUS; EMBOLECTOMY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFARCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; SPINAL CORD INFARCTION; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; VEIN EMBOLISM; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFARCTION; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; PARALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46249114922     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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