Spinal epidural gas after cardiac surgery. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The authors describe a patient with severe lower back and left leg pain in the early postoperative period after cardiac surgery. Radiologic examination revealed gas in the spinal epidural space at the level of L4-5. The pain could not be relieved with analgesics and the patient underwent lumber surgery after cardiac surgery. After decompression, the patient improved and was discharged with no symptoms.

publication date

  • February 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Coronary Disease
  • Gases
  • Low Back Pain
  • Postoperative Complications

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035109361

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00002517-200102000-00012

PubMed ID

  • 11242278

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 14

issue

  • 1