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Unexpected cardiac arrests during spinal anesthesia for cervical conization are very rare but require judicious patient selection, adequate preventive measures, and strict monitoring.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the rare but severe complication of unexpected cardiac arrest during spinal anesthesia, emphasizing the need for judicious patient selection and strict monitoring.
Alerts to rare arrests under spinal anesthesia; hypothesis-generating for risk stratification in conization procedures.
Spinal anesthesia is regularly performed worldwide and is an integral part of the modern day anesthesia practice. Although unexpected cardiac arrests during this procedure are very rare, medical professionals should be aware of the potential for this complication. In making the decision to use spinal anesthesia, judicious patient selection, adequate preventive measures, and strict monitoring are important.
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Shinohara et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Cardiac arrest during spinal anesthesia for cervical conization (n=1). Spinal anesthesia was evaluated on Cardiac arrest. Unexpected cardiac arrests during spinal anesthesia for cervical conization are very rare but require judicious patient selection, adequate preventive measures, and strict monitoring.
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