Headache and seizures after cervical epidural injection in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Headache and seizures after cervical epidural injection in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Epidural analgesia is widely used in cardiothoracic surgery. Most of the complications associated with epidural analgesia are related to the insertion techniques of epidural catheter. A 68-year-old obese patient posted for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery developed headache followed by seizur...

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Main Authors: Dheeraj Arora, Yatin Mehta, Aashish Jain, Naresh Trehan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Arterial blood pressure
Continuous noninvasive arterial pressure
Monitoring
Haloperidol
Intensive Care Unit
Midazolam
Post-open heart surgery agitation
Propofol
Sedation
Body mass index
Coronary bypass surgery
Obesity
Outcome
Atrial fibrillation
Cardiac surgery
Pro-brain natriuretic peptide
Cardiopulmonary bypass
Inotropes
Teamwork
Vasoplegic syndrome
Vasopressors
Ventricular dysfunction
Ventricular assist device
Congenital heart disease
Dexmedetomidine
Junctional ectopic tachycardia
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Epicardial pacing
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Aberrant right subclavian artery
Complications
Transesophageal echocardiography
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Endoaortic balloon occlusion
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography
Right coronary artery aneurysm
Tamponade
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Cervical epidural
Pneumocephalus
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2012;volume=15;issue=3;spage=244;epage=246;aulast=Arora

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