Quadriplegia post-coronary artery bypass graft surgery: an unusual case

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2018 Jun;26(5):390-391. doi: 10.1177/0218492317728664. Epub 2017 Aug 21.

Abstract

A 74-year-old Chinese man with triple-vessel coronary artery disease, developed quadriplegia following coronary artery bypass graft surgery, secondary to cervical disc anterior herniation and a C5-6 to T1 acute spinal hematoma. Preoperatively, no neurological signs or symptoms had been reported.

Keywords: Coronary artery bypass; Hematoma; Intervertebral disc displacement; Postoperative complications; Quadriplegia; Spinal cord; subdural.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervical Vertebrae / physiopathology*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
  • Disease Progression
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hematoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hematoma / etiology*
  • Hematoma / physiopathology
  • Hematoma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc / diagnostic imaging
  • Intervertebral Disc / physiopathology*
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / complications*
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnostic imaging
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Patient Positioning / adverse effects
  • Quadriplegia / diagnosis
  • Quadriplegia / etiology*
  • Quadriplegia / physiopathology
  • Quadriplegia / therapy
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome