Positive-pressure ventilation attenuates subarachnoid-pleural fistula after thoracic spinal surgery: A report of two cases

Background: Dural tear and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is known to be a complication of anterior thoracic spine surgery. If dural tear occurs on the ventral side of dura in combination with a pleural injury, it potentially becomes a subarachnoid-pleural fistula. The pressure gradient permits c...

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Main Authors: Mamoru Kono, Masao Koda, Tetsuya Abe, Kousei Miura, Katsuya Nagashima, Kengo Fujii, Hiroshi Kumagai, Hiroshi Noguchi, Toru Funayama, Takeo Furuya, Masashi Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499019865470

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