title: Sudden respiratory arrest resulting from brainstem embolism in a patient undergoing endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. michael.zaugg@ifa.usz.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaugg
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lachat
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pfammatter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cathomas
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*