Cardiovascular changes and lumbar spine surgery: A neglected entity

Cardiovascular changes following lumbar spine surgeries in the prone position have been less commonly described. Here, we report a case of an elderly male patient undergoing lumbar spine decompression and transforaminal interbody fusion who developed multiple but transient episodes of hypotension an...

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Published inAsian journal of neurosurgery Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 1253 - 1255
Main Authors Mahajan, Shalvi, Swami, Adarsh, Kumar, Amit
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.12.2019
Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd
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Case Report
hypotension
lumbar spine
Bradycardia
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Summary:Cardiovascular changes following lumbar spine surgeries in the prone position have been less commonly described. Here, we report a case of an elderly male patient undergoing lumbar spine decompression and transforaminal interbody fusion who developed multiple but transient episodes of hypotension and bradycardia. Anesthesiologist should be vigilant while monitoring such patients and should use invasive blood pressure monitoring if possible, so as to detect transient cardiovascular episodes which may progress and results in a dreadful outcome.
ISSN:1793-5482
2248-9614
DOI:10.4103/ajns.AJNS_224_19