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Respiratory complications of bone cement insertion during total hip replacement under spinal anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

R. N. Lewis
R. N. Lewis
Affiliation:
South Shore Orthopaedic Hospital, Stony Hill Avenue, Blackpool FY4 1HX, UK
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Abstract

A report is made of respiratory complications which occurred following the insertion of Palacos bone cement during Howse total hip replacement under spinal anaesthesia in a 78-year-old female patient. Persistent cough and tachypnoea developed 30 s after the insertion of bone cement into the acetabulum and femur and persisted for 2–3 min producing considerable passive movement of the pelvis and femur. The probable cause, disadvantages and prevention of these complications are discussed.

Keywords

spinal anaesthesiatotal hip replacementbone cementrespiratory complicationscauseprevention
Type
Case Report
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 52 - 54
Copyright
1997 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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