title: [Cubital nerve injury].
abstract: One of the more frequently accomplished treatment job in the nursing profession is blood extraction. The preferred location is the elbow flection, in the cephalic or basilic veins. Puncture in one of those veins may produce a series of complications as described in every procedure handbook in print. One of them, very rare, is the punction of cubital nerve that may lead to serious consequences for the patient.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Neumología, Hospital INSALUD Virgen del Puerto de Plasencia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López Naranjo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tirado Altamirano
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hernández Neila
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreno Méndez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prieto Moreno
mesh_terms: D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation*; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000209:etiology