title: Spinal cord ischemia following coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with a low risk of paraplegia. Spinal cord ischemia causing paraplegia following off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery has not been described previously. We now describe a patient who developed paraplegia following OPCAB and review the literature on spinal cord ischemia following CABG surgery.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand. drpankajsaxena@hotmail.com
authors: Pankaj
authors: P
authors: Saxena
authors: Fariza
authors: F
authors: Abu Hasan
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Merry
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*