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Published in: European Spine Journal 8/2016

01-08-2016 | Reviewer's Comment

Reviewer’s comment concerning “Novel posterior technique to temporize life-threatening hemorrhage after great vessel laceration during posterior osteotomy” (10.1007/s00586-015-3944-8 by W. K. Cheng et al.)

Author: Shane MacSweeney

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 8/2016

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Excerpt

Major vessel injury is fortunately rare during posterior spinal surgery, but remains potentially life-threatening. It is intuitively plausible that since it is the proximity of the great vessels which puts them at risk of injury in the first place, it should also be possible to get close enough to apply manual compression and control bleeding. …
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Title
Reviewer’s comment concerning “Novel posterior technique to temporize life-threatening hemorrhage after great vessel laceration during posterior osteotomy” (10.1007/s00586-015-3944-8 by W. K. Cheng et al.)
Author
Shane MacSweeney
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-3980-4

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