Severe pulmonary injury leading to death during thoracic rod removal: a case report.
Jared A CrastoRichard A WawroseWilliam F DonaldsonPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
This case report highlights one of the rare but potential complications of spinal removal of hardware surgery. It is essential that surgeons are aware of the possibility of pulmonary complications during thoracolumbar removal of hardware cases so that they may fully counsel their patients on the potential risks.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- case report
- pulmonary hypertension
- spinal cord
- human health
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- spinal cord injury
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- surgical site infection
- thoracic surgery