British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2002, Vol. 88, No. 6 869-870
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Tapias syndrome following shoulder surgery
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Nice School of Medicine, University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Hôpital Archet II, 151 route Saint-Antoine de Ginestière, BP 3079, F-06202 Nice Cedex 3, CHU de Nice, France*Corresponding author
Multiple cranial palsy occurred after shoulder surgery in the sitting position. Compression by the tracheal tube, caused by displacement of the head, may have caused the injury.
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