Iatrogenic bilateral femoral mycotic aneurysms: a case report following burns.
Haemodynamic monitoring is important in severely burned patients and repeated catheterization of the arteries of these victims seems to be inevitable. We present a 46-year-old female with 54 per cent TBSA burns who suffered from bilateral femoral mycotic aneurysms due to repeated arterial punctures.
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Department of Surgery, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology*; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*