In view of subsequent events it would be difficult to find a more interesting subject of inquiry than the internal religious and sociological conditions in Samaria at this age.
Its incidence following spine surgeries exceeds that after cardiothoracic surgeries. Various causes attributed to postoperative blindness include ischemic optic neuropathy, central or branch retinal artery occlusion, cortical blindness, and rarely external ocular injury.
0. 38. Postoperative complications may either be general or specific to the type of surgery undertaken and should be managed with the patient's history in mind. Common general postoperative complications include postoperative fever, atelectasis, wound infection, embolism and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).VT and pulmonary embolism are major causes of complications and death after surgery. 1  Many cases are silent but present as swelling of the leg, tenderness of the calf muscle and increased warmth with calf pain on passive dorsiflexion of the foot. 2  Diagnosis is by venography or Doppler ultrasound.