Are Anemia and Hypotension Causally Related to Perioperative Ischemic Optic Neuropathy?

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Title Are Anemia and Hypotension Causally Related to Perioperative Ischemic Optic Neuropathy?
Creator Rod Foroozan; Karl C. Golnik
Affiliation Baylor College of Medicine (RF), Houston, Texas; and Department of Ophthalmology (KCG), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Abstract Perioperative ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) is rare but often causes profound visual loss. Such patients frequently present to the neuro-ophthalmologist, sometimes with medicolegal issues related to causation. Two experts debate whether anemia and hypotension are causally related to perioperative ION.
Subject Aged, 80 and over; Anemia / complications; Brain / diagnostic imaging; Brain Neoplasms / complications; Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis; Brain Neoplasms / surgery; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Hypotension / complications; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neurosurgical Procedures; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / diagnosis; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic / etiology; Perioperative Period
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Date 2017-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s61k3gq1
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1353386
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61k3gq1
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