title: Pro: It is safe to proceed with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery after encountering a bloody tap during cerebrospinal fluid catheter placement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Heart Institute, St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX 77225-0345, USA.
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: Alina M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grigore
authors.forename: J Kenneth
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Davison
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D046649:Hematoma, Subdural, Spinal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*