Unusual cause of postoperative blindness.
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چکیده
POSTOPERATIVE visual loss after nonophthalmic surgery is rare, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.01% to 1%. Most recently, perioperative visual loss associated with spine surgery prompted a Practice Advisory from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. That advisory specifically focused on the most common causes during spine surgery, including ischemic optic neuropathy and central retinal artery occlusion. We report on an unusual case of postoperative blindness caused by basilar artery embolus during intraabdominal surgery.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Anesthesiology
دوره 106 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007