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Oxidized Cellulose (Surgicel) Causing Postoperative Cauda Equine Syndrome

Hemostatic agents are often used in spine surgery to control excessive bleeding. Oxidized cellulose (OC) is a common hemostatic agent used for this purpose. We present a case of postoperative cauda equina syndrome caused by Surgicel (Johnson & Johnson, New Jersey, US). An emergent decompression...

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Autores principales: Rustagi, Tarush, Patel, Kunal, Kadrekar, Sujit, Jain, Akshay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5608483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28948120
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1500