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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1998;34(5):1051-1054.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1998.34.5.1051   
Spinal Cord Injury Occurred during the Brachial Plexus lock in a Patient with Ankylosing pondylitis: A case report .
Dong Gi Jang, Won Young Chang, So Young Yoon, Kyung Bae Kim
Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
The brachial plexus block by interscalene approach is useful for any procedure on upper extremity, including the shoulder. Complications such as phrenic nerve block, Horner's syndrome, permanent neurologic damage, high epidural block, total spinal anesthesia, pneumothorax and cardiac arrest etc. were reported. We experienced a case of 56-year old male patient with ankylosing spondylitis who developed cervical spinal cord injury following the turning of head for brachial plexus block by interscalene approach. The patient developed quadriplegia and finally died after 28 days.
Key Words: Anesthetic techniques, regional: interscalene brachial plexus; Complications: spinal cord injury; Disease: ankylosing spondylitis


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