Korean J Anesthesiol.  1998 May;34(5):1051-1054. 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

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  • 1Department 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.

Keyword

Anesthetic techniques, regional: interscalene brachial plexus; Complications: spinal cord injury; Disease: ankylosing spondylitis

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, Spinal
Brachial Plexus*
Head
Heart Arrest
Horner Syndrome
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phrenic Nerve
Pneumothorax
Quadriplegia
Shoulder
Spinal Cord Injuries*
Spinal Cord*
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Upper Extremity
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