Asymmetric postoperative visual loss after spine surgery in the lateral decubitus position

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 380-382

  Heitz, J W ^a   Audu, P B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Ophthalmic; Position, lateral decubitus; Surgery, spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; BLINDNESS; BODY POSTURE; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA;

BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 50949101506     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen163     Document Type: Article

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