Korean J Anesthesiol.
1981 Sep;14(3):301-305.
A Statistical Observation of Paraplegia Patients in 112 Cases
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, National Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- This was a statistical observation of paraplegia patients who underwent operation at National Veterans Hospital from January 1975 to Mary 1981. The data was analyzed according to anesthetic technique, anesthetic agents, site of injury and etiology of injury. The results were as follows: 1) Only 24 cases or 21 % of the total needed anesthesia during operation. 2) The most common anesthetic technique was inhalation with circle absorption method.(32 cases, 29%) 3) Halothane was used as the main anesthetic.( 17 cases, 53%) 3) The most common etiology of injury was vertebral fracture( 35 cases, 59%) 5) The most common site of injury was lower thoracic.(T2-T1) (33 cases, 56%) 6) The total number of surgical operations performed numbered 59 out of 112 cases as classified in Table 1.
