Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion

A 64-year-old gentleman presented with haemoglobin drop and an increase in fresh blood output in abdominal drain after anterior lumbar spinal fusion. Urgent re-exploration was performed, and injury to abdominal wall vessel during drain insertion leading to active bleeding was noted. Here, we report...

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Main Authors:	Wai Kit Ng, Tun Hing Lui, Wai Kit Ngai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2016-06-01
Series:	Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Subjects:	abdominal wall bleeding drain site spinal surgery vasculature
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491715000718

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spelling	doaj-d41deac2f23746a58a530f0c8a1ac77f2020-11-25T03:39:34ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation2210-49172016-06-0120C464710.1016/j.jotr.2015.06.003Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal FusionWai Kit NgTun Hing LuiWai Kit NgaiA 64-year-old gentleman presented with haemoglobin drop and an increase in fresh blood output in abdominal drain after anterior lumbar spinal fusion. Urgent re-exploration was performed, and injury to abdominal wall vessel during drain insertion leading to active bleeding was noted. Here, we report this rare case and summarize the characteristics of vasculature of abdominal wall, which may help reduce the possibility of this rare complication.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491715000718abdominal wallbleedingdrain sitespinal surgeryvasculature
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author_facet	Wai Kit Ng Tun Hing Lui Wai Kit Ngai
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title	Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion
title_short	Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion
title_full	Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion
title_fullStr	Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion
title_full_unstemmed	Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion
title_sort	abdominal wall vascular injury by drain insertion after anterior lumbar spinal fusion
publisher	SAGE Publishing
series	Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
issn	2210-4917
publishDate	2016-06-01
description	A 64-year-old gentleman presented with haemoglobin drop and an increase in fresh blood output in abdominal drain after anterior lumbar spinal fusion. Urgent re-exploration was performed, and injury to abdominal wall vessel during drain insertion leading to active bleeding was noted. Here, we report this rare case and summarize the characteristics of vasculature of abdominal wall, which may help reduce the possibility of this rare complication.
topic	abdominal wall bleeding drain site spinal surgery vasculature
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491715000718
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Abdominal Wall Vascular Injury by Drain Insertion After Anterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion

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