MEDICOLEGAL CORNER. Failure to replace obstructed lumbar drain after thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair leads to paraplegia

BACKGROUND: To avoid spinal cord ischemia following endovascular/open thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm (T-AAA) repair, lumbar drains (LDs) are placed to reduce intraspinal pressure, and increase spinal perfusion pressure. Here, we present a medicolegal case in which a critical care (CC) physician...

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Autor principal: Epstein, Nancy E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8168672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084634
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_191_2021

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8168672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084634
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_191_2021

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