title: Transient compartment syndrome of the forearm after attempted radial artery cannulation.
abstract: Radial artery cannulation for continuous intraoperative monitoring of arterial blood pressure is considered a safe procedure. One complication of arterial cannulation is hematoma formation at the time of insertion or removal of the catheter. Bleeding is usually self-limited or will stop with compression without significant sequelae, even in the anticoagulated patient. We describe a case of hematoma with a transient compartment syndrome of the forearm after attempts to cannulate the radial artery for intraoperative monitoring purposes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qvist
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Peterfreund
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Perlmutter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D017534:Radial Artery