Compartment syndrome in a child occurring after femoral artery cannulation.
Compartment syndromes have not been reported in association with femoral artery cannulation for invasive blood pressure monitoring in children. We report a case that presented atypically in a child admitted in extremis due to small bowel obstruction and who had a 20 G femoral arterial cannula sited during resuscitation. The compartment syndrome was diagnosed after repeated measurements of compartment pressures.
Selby
I R
IR
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury, UK.
Darowski
M J
MJ
D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012151:Resuscitation