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Title: | Air Embolism during Posterior Spinal Fusion in a 10-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report | Authors: | Chaseling, B. Lee-Archer, P. F. |
Issue Date: | 2017 | Source: | 8, (11), 2017, p. 307-309 | Pages: | 307-309 | Journal: | A and A Case Reports | Abstract: | Venous air embolism is a rare but recognized complication of posterior spinal fusion surgery and epidural placement using a loss of resistance to air technique. We report a case of a probable venous air embolism causing cardiac arrest in a 10-year-old girl undergoing posterior spinal fusion in the prone position. The most likely source of the embolism was injection of air into the epidural space from a loss of resistance to air technique. This case also demonstrates the potential for paradoxical cerebral embolism in the absence of an intracardiac defect.L6166096142017-06-08 | DOI: | 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000498 | Resources: | https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L616609614&from=exporthttp://dx.doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000000498 | | Keywords: | female;heart arrest;human;kyphoscoliosis;laminectomy;motor evoked potential;brain circulation;spine fusion;transthoracic echocardiography;air embolismarticle;priority journal;brain embolism;case report;child | Type: | Article |
Appears in Sites: | Children's Health Queensland Publications |
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