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Intraoperative death during lumbar discectomy.

B Ewah1, I Calder

  • 1National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.

British Journal of Anaesthesia
|June 1, 1991
PubMed
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A patient experienced fatal cardiovascular collapse during surgery for a prolapsed intervertebral disc. Postmortem examination revealed a tear in the abdominal aorta, indicating a potential surgical complication.

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