Journal article
Reversal of paraparesis after thoracic aneurysm repair by cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Abstract
Purpose: To describe a case of reversal of delayed paraparesis, after an elective type I thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair, via cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage.Clinical Features: A 75-yr-old woman developed paraparesis 13 hr after type I TAAA repair. The patient had been given combined regional and general anesthesia. There was no cerebrospinal fluid drain inserted at the time of surgery. The patient was hemodynamically stable …
Authors
Khong B; Yang H; Doobay B; Skala R
Journal
Journal canadien d'anesthésie, Vol. 47, No. 10, pp. 992–995
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2000
DOI
10.1007/bf03024872
ISSN
0832-610X