 
			ISSN: 2155-6148
						Ziad Fadel 
	
					    												Saint Georges Hospital beirut, 
Lebanon						                            
                            
						
 Case Report
												Asystole Due to Saline Irrigation during a Posterior Fossa Surgery: A Case Report 						
Author(s): Hazem Kafrouni, Myriam Abdelmassih, Paul Nasr and Ziad FadelHazem Kafrouni, Myriam Abdelmassih, Paul Nasr and Ziad Fadel             
						
												
				 Posterior fossa surgery (PFS) is one of the most complicated surgeries in the neurosurgery field. Asystole is a severe complication during this type of surgeries. Trigemino cardiac reflex (TCR) is hypothesized to stimulate the asystole. The case of a 40 year old female who established a cardiac arrest is reported when the surgeon was flooding the field with normal saline at the end of the surgery. A good knowledge of TCR is important and a close monitor should continue till the end of surgery... View More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2155-6148.1000537