Catastrophic neurological complications of emergent endotracheal intubation: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 454-458

  Oppenlander, Mark E ^a   Hsu, Forrest D ^a   Bolton, Patrick ^a   Theodore, Nicholas ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Endotracheal intubation; Quadriplegia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FALLING; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; HYPOXEMIA; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPLICATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EMERGENCY; FATALITY; INJURIES; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL FRACTURES;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EMERGENCIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 84935413737     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.SPINE14652     Document Type: Article

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