A Case of Cardiac Arrest during C1 Laminectomy for Irreducible Atlantoaxial Subluxation

• Published in: Case reports in orthopedics Vol. 2021; pp. 6691426 - 3
• Main Authors: Shibao, Yosuke, Koda, Masao, Nakayama, Keita, Asada, Tomoyuki, Sato, Kosuke, Kono, Mamoru, Eto, Fumihiko, Mataki, Kentaro, Kumagai, Hiroshi, Nagashima, Katsuya, Miura, Kousei, Noguchi, Hiroshi, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Funayama, Toru, Abe, Tetsuya, Yamazaki, Masashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Hindawi 01.01.2021; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Anesthesiology; Back surgery; Cardiac arrest; Cardiac arrhythmia; Case Report; Case reports; Defibrillators; Electrocardiography; Spinal cord; Spinal stenosis

We report a case of cardiac arrest, which occurred during C1 laminectomy for irreducible atlantoaxial subluxation, with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) upon interruption of the laminectomy. A 60-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis presented with neck pain, bilateral finger numbness, an...