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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Spinal cord infarct after arterial switch associated with an umbilical artery catheter
Spinal cord infarct after arterial switch associated with an umbilical artery catheter
 
Subject : Neonatology 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : Paraplegia after an open heart operation in a neonate is a rare complication. We report a case of a infant in whom paraplegia developed after a successful arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. The infant was monitored and resuscitated in the preoperative period with umbilical arterial and venous catheter tips located in the midthoracic region. He likely suffered a clinically silent thromboembolic event predisposing him to a localized hemorrhagic infarction during the repair 
ISSN : 0003-4975 
Journal Name : The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume : 62 
Issue Number : 5 
Publishing Year : 1416 AH
1996 AD 
Article Type : Case Report 
Added Date : Monday, August 31, 2009 

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Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
سعد الصاعديAl-Saedi, Saad ResearcherDoctorate 

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