Are urological procedures in tetraplegic patients safely performed without anesthesia? a report of three cases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Some tetraplegic patients may wish to undergo urological procedures without anaesthesia, but these patients can develop autonomic dysreflexia if cystoscopy and vesical lithotripsy are performed without anaesthesia.</p> <p>...

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Main Authors: Vaidyanathan Subramanian, Soni Bakul, Selmi Fahed, Singh Gurpreet, Esanu Cristian, Hughes Peter, Oo Tun, Pulya Kamesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/6/1/3