Extubation Airway Emergency after Spinal Fusion Using Bone Morphogenetic Protein
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
An 11-year-old female who was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) intubated and mechanically ventilated with severe traumatic brain injury and occipito-cervical dislocation following a high speed motor vehicle collision, underwent both posterior arthrodesis from occiput to C3 and open reduction of cranio-cervical dislocation on hospital day 7.
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