Cardiac arrest as a major complication of bilateral cervico-dorsal sympathectomy
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Cardiac arrest as a major complication of bilateral cervico-dorsal sympathectomy.
Severe palmar and/or axillary hyperhidrosis can be socially and psychologically very disturbing. We present a case of a patient who suffered from a 43 s asystolic cardiac arrest the night following a second contralateral thoracoscopic T(2)-T(3) sympathectomy for severe axillary and truncal hyperhidrosis. The cardiovascular effects of cervico-dorsal sympathectomy will be reviewed. Evaluation req...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.188011