Venous obstruction caused by a self-adhesive drape: a cautionary tale.
The use of disposable drapes during operations is becoming more widespread, and their advantages are well documented. I describe how use of such a drape led to venous constriction which caused troublesome oozing from the operative sites during sagittal split osteotomy. When the drape was removed, there was a clear red indentation on the patient's neck, and the bleeding stopped immediately. The patient made an uneventful recovery.
Camilleri
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Bedford Hospital, Bedford, UK.
D000269:Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000293:Adolescent; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries
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