title: Peripheral nerve injury and causalgia secondary to routine venipuncture.
abstract: I examined 11 patients with upper-extremity causalgia secondary to peripheral nerve injury occurring during routine venipuncture. The nerves affected were the medial (n = 5) and lateral (n = 2) antebrachial cutaneous in the antecubital fossa, the superficial radial at the wrist (n = 2), and the dorsal sensory branches in the hand (n = 2). Anatomically, nerves lie on a plane just beneath and in close proximity to veins, making them vulnerable to injury during the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Albany Medical Center, NY 12208.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Horowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D001815:Bloodletting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002422:Causalgia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries