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

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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