Cardiac arrest after epidural anesthesia for a esthetic plastic surgery: a case report
Cardiac arrest during neuraxial anesthesia is a serious adverse event, which may lead to significant neurological damage and death if not treated promptly. The associated mechanisms are neglected respiratory failure, extensive sympathetic block, local anaesthetic toxicity, total spinal block, in add...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001415001645 |