Sudden cardiac arrest under spinal anesthesia in a mission hospital: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Sudden cardiac arrest following spinal anesthesia is relatively uncommon and a matter of grave concern for any anesthesiologist as well as clinicians in general. There have been, however, several reports of such cases in the literature. Careful patient selection, appropriate dosi...

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Main Author: Bamidele Johnson Alegbeleye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1648-5