TY  - JOUR
T1  - BLood pressure changes in paraplegics during urological manipulations
AU  - MANNION RA, COTTRELL TC, LLOYD FA
Y1  - 1959/06/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320060137020
JO  - A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
SP  - 949
EP  - 951
VL  - 78
IS  - 6
N2  - Excessive sympathetic reactions occur in patients with injuries of the spinal cord following stimuli below the level of anesthesia. One of the most dramatic changes involves the cardiovascular system, in particular, the blood pressure.5 This report is concerned with blood pressure changes in a group of paraplegics which were produced by various urological procedures carried out at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Ill. The blood pressure changes are compared with those in patients without demonstrable spinal cord disease, undergoing similar procedures.An attempt is made to define some of the hazards encountered in treating the paraplegic for urological disease, especially in regard to anesthetic difficulties which may stem from these procedures.Data 
    Blood pressure changes were studied in 121 patients, 61 of whom were paraplegic. Of the latter, 27 had cervical cord lesions; 18, upper thoracic lesions; 9, lower thoracic lesions, and 7, lumbar cord dysfunctions. Sixty patients had
SN  - 0096-6908
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320060137020
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320060137020
ER  -