Post-operative complications can include:
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Neuro:
- Stroke
- Ulnar Neuropathy (the ulnar nerve is exposed during procedures at the elbow, and so the most vulnerable to compression).
- Corneal Abrasions (excruciating pain with each blink of the eye).
- Delirium
- Pain
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Cardiac:
- Myocardial infarction
- Arrhythmias
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Respiratory:
- Exacerbation of existing airway problems.
- Bronchospasm
- Laryngospasm (and, if untreated, negative pressure pulmonary edema)
- Atelectasis
- Pneumonia