Compartment syndrome as a result of incorrect treatment
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Compartment Syndrome as a Result of Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome
Objective. To describe a single case of Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (SCLS) with a rare complication of compartment syndrome. Patient. Our patient is a 57-year-old male, referred to our hospital due to polycythemia (hemoglobin (Hgb) of 220 g/L), hypotension, acute renal failure, and bilateral calf pain. Measurements and Main Results. The patient required bilateral forearm, thigh, and calf f...
متن کاملGluteal compartment syndrome after prostatectomy caused by incorrect positioning.
Gluteal compartment syndrome is an uncommon and rare disease. Most reasonable causes for the development of this disease are trauma, drug induced coma, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, sickle cell associated muscle infarction, incorrect positioning during surgical procedures and prolonged pressure in patients with altered consciousness levels. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, especially...
متن کاملCompartment Syndrome of the Calf Due to Nicolau Syndrome
We report a case of Nicolau syndrome in a 15 months old girl following of an intramuscular injection of penicillin 6.3.3 in her left buttock. This case is unique because she developed compartment syndrome in her left calf far from her injection site. Her toe’s tips gangrened in the course of her ailment. We hypothesized that the compartment syndrome might be produced by a probable intra-arteri...
متن کاملBedside Fasciotomy for Treatment of Compartment Syndrome
A compartment is an area of muscle groups and neurovascular structures enclosed by fascia. The leg consists of 4 compartments: anterior, lateral, superfi cial posterior, and deep posterior. The foot, although occupying less surface area than the leg, contains 9 compartments. The compartments are medial, lateral, 4 interossei, calcaneal, and superfi cial and deep central compartments (1). Compar...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2383-4544
DOI: 10.15171/jept.2018.09