Risk of continuing planned surgery after endovascular repair of subclavian artery injury: a case report.
10.4097/kjae.2014.67.2.139
- Author:
O Sun KWON
1
;
Hyeon Jeong LEE
;
Won Sung KIM
;
Jung Min HONG
;
Hyun Jun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. lhjksk@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Artery injury;
Cerebral infarction;
Endovascular procedure;
Liver transplantation
- MeSH:
Axillary Artery;
Cerebral Arteries;
Cerebral Infarction;
Endovascular Procedures;
Liver Transplantation;
Stents;
Subclavian Artery*;
Thromboembolism
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2014;67(2):139-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Endovascular repair with covered stents has been widely used to treat subclavian and axillary artery injuries and has produced promising early results. The possibility of a thromboembolism occurring in cerebral arteries during an endovascular procedure should be a cause for concern. In the case of endovascular management of arterial traumas, a prompt and sufficient period for check-up of the patient's neurological signs is needed, even if it requires postponing elective intervention for the patient's safety. We report a rare case of liver transplantation immediately after endovascular repair of an iatrogenic subclavian arterial injury to describe the risk of continuing planned surgery without neurologic assessment.
