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Anesth Analg 2001;92:335-337
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Sudden Respiratory Arrest Resulting From Brainstem Embolism in a Patient Undergoing Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Michael Zaugg, MD*, Mario L. Lachat, MD{dagger}, Thomas Pfammatter, MD{ddagger}, Gieri Cathomas, MD§, and Edith R. Schmid, MD*

*Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and the Departments of {dagger}Cardiovascular Surgery, {ddagger}Radiology, and §Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Michael Zaugg, MD, Institute of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. Address e-mail to michael.zaugg{at}ifa.usz.ch

Implications: Surgery on the aorta is a great challenge for the anesthesiologist, even with newly developed and less invasive stent-graft procedures. The case of a fatal cerebral embolism during endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is reported, and the potential mechanisms underlying this unexpected complication are discussed.




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