ISSN: 2155-6148
Ziad Fadel
Saint Georges Hospital beirut,
Lebanon
Case Report
Asystole Due to Saline Irrigation during a Posterior Fossa Surgery: A Case Report
Author(s): Hazem Kafrouni, Myriam Abdelmassih, Paul Nasr and Ziad FadelHazem Kafrouni, Myriam Abdelmassih, Paul Nasr and Ziad Fadel
Posterior fossa surgery (PFS) is one of the most complicated surgeries in the neurosurgery field. Asystole is a severe complication during this type of surgeries. Trigemino cardiac reflex (TCR) is hypothesized to stimulate the asystole. The case of a 40 year old female who established a cardiac arrest is reported when the surgeon was flooding the field with normal saline at the end of the surgery. A good knowledge of TCR is important and a close monitor should continue till the end of surgery... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000537