Amaurosis after spine surgery: Survey of the literature and discussion of one case

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-176

  Zimmerer, Stephan ^a   Koehler, Markus ^b   Turtschi, Stephanie ^a   Palmowski Wolfe, Anja ^a   Girard, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Bethesda Spital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amaurosis; Blood pressure; Postoperative vision loss (POVL); Prone position; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; ISCHEMIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBESITY; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY;

AGED; BLINDNESS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 79951677613     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1557-9     Document Type: Review

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