1Anesthesia, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi [JPNATC, AIIMS].
2Anesthesia, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Rohini, New Delhi.
Rhabdomyolysis is one of the dreaded complications following prolonged surgery in a morbidly obese patient commonly caused by muscle ischemia/reperfusion or crush injuries and if not recognized well in time leads to increased morbidity and mortality. We report a case of morbidly obese patient who developed rhadomyolysis with acute renal failure after surgery for lumbar canal decompression and spinal fusion.
Morbid obesity, spinal surgery, rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure
