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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(04): 1253-1255
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_224_19
Case Report

Cardiovascular changes and lumbar spine surgery: A neglected entity

Shalvi Mahajan
0   Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab
,
Adarsh Swami
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab
,
Amit Kumar
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Punjab
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Cardiovascular changes following lumbar spine surgeries in the prone position have been less commonly described. Here, we report a case of an elderly male patient undergoing lumbar spine decompression and transforaminal interbody fusion who developed multiple but transient episodes of hypotension and bradycardia. Anesthesiologist should be vigilant while monitoring such patients and should use invasive blood pressure monitoring if possible, so as to detect transient cardiovascular episodes which may progress and results in a dreadful outcome.

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Bradycardia - hypotension - lumbar spine

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09 September 2022

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