Browsing by Author "De La Harpe, C. P."
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- ItemQuadriplegia following venous air embolism during posterior fossa exploration : a case report(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1983) Du Toit, H. J.; Rose Innes, A. P.; Le Roux, D.; De La Harpe, C. P.A frequent complication of posterior fossa exploration with the patient in the sitting position is venous air embolism. Spinal cord deficits following such a mishap have rarely been reported. We report a case in which a patient who suffered venous air embolism developed quadriplegia from the C6 level. The mechanisms of passage of air into the arterial system are discussed.